पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 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 2.52 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।

तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च।।2.52।।
"2.52 When thy reason has crossed the entanglements of illusion, then shalt thou become indifferent both to the philosophies thou hast heard and to those thou mayest yet hear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra268.99°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.57°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha22.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati354.96°MīnaRevatī P3
शुक्र Śukra57.61°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani79.14°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:10
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:28 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:28 (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 Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832512.27
Julian Day2420977.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6839°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.31°
🪷 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 (22.6839°), declination 12.69°, EoT 1.80 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: 1916-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)