पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 1953 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 7.28 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
येषां त्वन्तगतं पापं जनानां पुण्यकर्मणाम्।

ते द्वन्द्वमोहनिर्मुक्ता भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः।।7.28।।
"7.28 But those who act righteously, in whom sin has been destroyed, who are free from the infatuation of the conflicting emotions, they worship Me with firm resolution." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya23.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra313.99°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha6.87°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati36.79°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra352.68°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani179.39°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla06:57 – 08:36
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · 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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:57 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:36 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:36 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:57 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846040.27
Julian Day2434505.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2013°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)292.29°
🪷 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 (23.2013°), declination 16.95°, EoT 3.58 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: 1953-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)