पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1917 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 11.52 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

सुदुर्दर्शमिदं रूपं दृष्टवानसि यन्मम।

देवा अप्यस्य रूपस्य नित्यं दर्शनकाङ्क्षिणः।।11.52।।
"11.52 Lord Shri Krishna replied: It is hard to see this vision of Me that thou hast seen. Even the most powerful have longed for it in vain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.53°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra67.20°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.74°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha33.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati22.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra13.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani92.36°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:04
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:19
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:27 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:04 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:41 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:41 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:04 – 05:27 (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 Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832879.27
Julian Day2421344.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6980°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)55.36°
🪷 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 (22.6980°), declination 13.26°, EoT 2.16 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: 1917-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)