पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1916 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 2.42 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यामिमां पुष्पितां वाचं प्रवदन्त्यविपश्चितः।

वेदवादरताः पार्थ नान्यदस्तीति वादिनः।।2.42।।
"2.42 Only the ignorant speak in figurative language. It is they who extol the letter of the scriptures, saying, There is nothing deeper than this.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.07°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra129.35°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.82°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha1.15°MeṣaAśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati352.58°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra47.52°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani78.48°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832502.27
Julian Day2420967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6835°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)128.48°
🪷 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 (22.6835°), declination 9.22°, EoT -0.50 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: 1916-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)