पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 1946 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।
"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2003 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1868 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1353
Malayalam Era: 1122
Nanakshahi: 477
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya36.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
चन्द्र Candra270.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala111.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha24.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati176.45°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra63.91°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani88.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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)22:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:04 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:16 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:35
Varjyam05:45 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:11 – 06:52 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:52 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:16 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:16 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:16 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:16 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:52 – 05:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843496.27
Julian Day2431961.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1040°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.65°
🪷 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 (23.1040°), declination 20.02°, EoT 3.54 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: 1946-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)