पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 26, 1954 CE

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BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.05°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra317.01°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.86°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha60.01°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.30°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra70.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani191.14°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:36
Yamaganda06:51 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:09 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:41 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:51 – 05:09 (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 Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846423.27
Julian Day2434888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2160°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.13°
🪷 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 (23.2160°), declination 20.99°, EoT 3.12 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: 1954-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)