पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 2, 1938 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya17.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra42.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.57°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha3.53°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati306.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra40.41°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani349.53°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:00 – 08:38
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:38 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:38 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:38 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:22 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840555.27
Julian Day2429020.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9915°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.63°
🪷 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 (22.9915°), declination 15.12°, EoT 3.04 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: 1938-05-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)