पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 18, 1907 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.30 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
साधिभूताधिदैवं मां साधियज्ञं च ये विदुः।

प्रयाणकालेऽपि च मां ते विदुर्युक्तचेतसः।।7.30।।
"7.30 Those who see Me in the life of the world, in the universal sacrifice, and as pure Divinity, keeping their minds steady, they live in Me, even in the crucial hour of death."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya4.31°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra63.73°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha338.26°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.60°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra327.55°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani331.03°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:09
Yamaganda05:34 – 07:10
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:22
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:34 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:10 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:45 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:09 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:10 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829218.27
Julian Day2417683.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5579°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.91°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.5579°), declination 10.35°, EoT 0.51 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 1907-04-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)