पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1947 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.11 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वाऽऽत्मशुद्धये।।5.11।।

"5.11 The sage performs his action dispassionately, using his body, mind and intellect, and even his senses, always as a means of purification." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1354

Malayalam Era: 1123

Nanakshahi: 478

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	186.19°	Tulā	Citrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	354.67°	Mīna	Revatī P3
बुध Budha	7.05°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	212.24°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	348.33°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	99.92°	Karka	Puṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:15 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:29 – 19:02
Amṛta Kāla	18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:29
Yamaganda	11:55 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla	15:12 – 16:51
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:20 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:59 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:38 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:29 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:12 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:33 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:38 – 03:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:59 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843844.27
Julian Day	2432309.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1173°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	167.47°

🪷 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 (23.1173°), declination 15.66°, EoT 3.26 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: 1947-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)