पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 1949 CE

🪷 आज: मेष सङ्क्रान्ति — Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)
Sun enters Aries; solar new year. Regional: Vaiśākhī (Punjab) · Vishu (Kerala) · Pohelā Boishākh (Bengal) · Bihu (Assam) · Tamil Puthāṇḍu.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.4 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यदा हि नेन्द्रियार्थेषु न कर्मस्वनुषज्जते।

सर्वसङ्कल्पसंन्यासी योगारूढस्तदोच्यते।।6.4।।
"6.4 When a man renounces even the thought of initiating action, when he is not interested in sense objects or any results which may flow from his acts, then in truth he understands spirituality." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2006 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1871 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1356
Malayalam Era: 1125
Nanakshahi: 480
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.34°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra347.22°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala4.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha26.90°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati279.32°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra15.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani126.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:11 – 16:48
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:56 – 13:33
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:26 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:04 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:48 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:26 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:56 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:04 – 05:26 (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 Year5051
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844567.27
Julian Day2433032.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1450°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)333.73°
🪷 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 (23.1450°), declination 13.35°, EoT 2.16 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: 1949-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)