पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 29, 1946 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.5 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
"16.5 Godly qualities lead to liberation; godless to bondage. Do not be anxious, Prince! Thou hast the Godly qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.5'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya43.98°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra18.01°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.37°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha41.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.97°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra73.56°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani89.13°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:37
Yamaganda06:50 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:08 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:37 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:19 – 17:01 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:01 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:01 – 21:19 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:19 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:50 – 05:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5048
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843504.27
Julian Day2431969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.26°
🪷 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 (23.1043°), declination 21.49°, EoT 2.77 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: 1946-05-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)