पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1940 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 11.54 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
भक्त्या त्वनन्यया शक्य अहमेवंविधोऽर्जुन।

ज्ञातुं दृष्टुं च तत्त्वेन प्रवेष्टुं च परंतप।।11.54।।
"11.54 Only by tireless devotion can I be seen and known; only thus can a man become one with Me, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra42.96°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala62.25°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha11.67°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati5.98°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra69.59°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani13.57°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:34 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:15
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Śubha05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:17 (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-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841293.27
Julian Day2429758.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.60°
🪷 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 (23.0198°), declination 17.26°, EoT 3.63 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: 1940-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)