पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1922 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 4.40 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।

नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
"4.40 But the ignorant man, and he who has no faith, and the sceptic are lost. Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.87°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra175.33°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.57°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha41.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.34°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra48.08°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani158.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:34
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5024
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834718.27
Julian Day2423183.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7683°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)152.48°
🪷 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 (22.7683°), declination 17.09°, EoT 3.63 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: 1922-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)