पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1918 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya18.11°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha11.51°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.51°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra333.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani105.83°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:38 – 10:17
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 Śubha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:38 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:38 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:38 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:22 (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 Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833250.27
Julian Day2421715.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7121°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.01°
🪷 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 (22.7121°), declination 15.07°, EoT 3.04 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: 1918-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)