पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 1924 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 5.16 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।

तेषामादित्यवज्ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्।।5.16।।
"5.16 Surely wisdom is like the sun, revealing the supreme truth to those whose ignorance is dispelled by the wisdom of the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1981 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1846 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1331
Malayalam Era: 1100
Nanakshahi: 455
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya13.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra294.25°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.65°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha29.86°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati237.98°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra60.28°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani185.97°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:48 – 18:26
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:48
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:41 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:41 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:18 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:48 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:26 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:48 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:18 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:41 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5026
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835437.27
Julian Day2423902.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7958°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)277.73°
🪷 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 (22.7958°), declination 13.69°, EoT 2.33 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: 1924-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)