पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1923 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 14.18 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
"14.18 When Purity is in the ascendant, the man evolves; when Passion, he neither evolves nor degenerates; when Ignorance, he is lost." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1980 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1330
Malayalam Era: 1099
Nanakshahi: 454
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.30°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra336.13°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala36.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha7.14°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.18°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra323.42°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani173.86°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:09
Gulika Kāla05:38 – 07:13
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:38 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:09 – 16:44 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:44 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:44 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:44 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:09 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5024
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835058.27
Julian Day2423523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7813°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.10°
🪷 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 (22.7813°), declination 8.97°, EoT -0.50 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: 1923-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)