पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 1935 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 1.19 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
स घोषो धार्तराष्ट्राणां हृदयानि व्यदारयत्।

नभश्च पृथिवीं चैव तुमुलो व्यनुनादयन्।।1.19।।
"1.19 The tumult rent the hearts of the sons of Dhritarashtra, and violently shook heaven and earth with its echo." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1992 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1857 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1342
Malayalam Era: 1111
Nanakshahi: 466
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.20°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra138.01°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.68°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha349.02°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.17°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra36.44°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani314.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:09
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:09 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:09 – 16:45 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:20 – 19:45 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:45 – 21:09 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:37 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5036
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839442.27
Julian Day2427907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.34°
🪷 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 (22.9490°), declination 9.36°, EoT -0.24 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: 1935-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)