पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 24, 1947 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.2 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव।

न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।

"6.2 O Arjuna! Renunciation is in fact what is called Right Action. No one can become spiritual who has not renounced all desire." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit

Bengali Saṁvat: 1354

Malayalam Era: 1123

Nanakshahi: 478

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	38.93°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	87.06°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	9.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
बुध Budha	49.37°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	209.73°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	12.41°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	101.26°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:32 – 10:14
Yamaganda	13:36 – 15:17
Gulika Kāla	05:10 – 06:51
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

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):
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 Kāla	05:10 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:55 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:17 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:58 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:40 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:58 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:17 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:32 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:51 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1843864.27
Julian Day	2432329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1181°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.47°

🪷 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 (23.1181°), declination 20.57°, EoT 3.31 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: 1947-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)