पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 20, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.19 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।मद्भक्त एतद्विज्ञाय मद्भावायोपपद्यते।।13.19।।
"13.19 Thus I have told thee in brief what Matter is, and the Self worth realising and what is Wisdom. He who is devoted to Me knows; and assuredly he will enter into Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya35.35°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra87.86°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala82.32°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha58.35°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.83°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra353.11°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani38.74°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:35
Yamaganda06:52 – 08:33
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:11 – 06:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:52 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:33 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:16 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:16 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:16 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:35 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:33 – 03:52 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:52 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842034.27
Julian Day2430499.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0481°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)56.25°
🪷 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 (23.0481°), declination 19.80°, EoT 3.60 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: 1942-05-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)