पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 18, 1921 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.23 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
उदासीनवदासीनो गुणैर्यो न विचाल्यते।गुणा वर्तन्त इत्येव योऽवतिष्ठति नेङ्गते।।14.23।।
"14.23 He who maintains an attitude of indifference, who is not disturbed by the Qualities, who realises that it is only they who act, and remains calm;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1328
Malayalam Era: 1097
Nanakshahi: 452
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya33.80°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra167.65°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha43.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati137.05°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra2.51°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शनि Śani145.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Yamaganda06:53 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:53 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:37 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:53 – 05:12 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834362.27
Julian Day2422827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7547°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.93°
🪷 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 (22.7547°), declination 19.38°, EoT 3.69 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: 1921-05-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)