पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 25, 1955 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.14 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अनन्यचेताः सततं यो मां स्मरति नित्यशः।

तस्याहं सुलभः पार्थ नित्ययुक्तस्य योगिनः।।8.14।।
"8.14 To him who thinks constantly of Me, and of nothing else, to such an ever-faithful devotee, O Arjuna, am I ever accessible." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.84°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra45.86°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala46.94°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha13.48°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.91°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra337.92°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani206.10°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:05 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:10
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:27 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:10 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:10 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:25 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:10 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:05 – 05:27 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846757.27
Julian Day2435222.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.36°
🪷 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 (23.2287°), declination 12.87°, EoT 1.98 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: 1955-04-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)