पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1914 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 2.32 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदृच्छया चोपपन्नं स्वर्गद्वारमपावृतम्।

सुखिनः क्षत्रियाः पार्थ लभन्ते युद्धमीदृशम्।।2.32।।
"2.32 Blessed are the soldiers who find their opportunity. This opportunity has opened for thee the gates of heaven." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.08°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra119.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.64°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha6.48°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.42°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra41.56°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani54.67°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:59 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 06:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:59 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:51 – 18:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:29 – 19:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:51 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:59 – 05:20 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831791.27
Julian Day2420256.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.12°
🪷 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 (22.6563°), declination 15.66°, EoT 3.26 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: 1914-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)