पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 31, 1928 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1985 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1850 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1335
Malayalam Era: 1104
Nanakshahi: 459
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya46.48°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra188.83°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.75°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha70.79°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.65°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra38.89°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani233.81°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:38 – 15:19
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:38 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:19 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:01 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:01 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:19 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:38 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:50 – 05:08 (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 Year5030
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836932.27
Julian Day2425397.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8530°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.56°
🪷 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 (22.8530°), declination 21.85°, EoT 2.50 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: 1928-05-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)