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

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।

"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2012 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1362

Malayalam Era: 1131

Nanakshahi: 486

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	39.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	84.32°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.81°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	62.64°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	93.23°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra	14.01°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	203.89°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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)	08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 30 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 29 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:21 – 04:15
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 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:36
Yamaganda	06:51 – 08:32
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:43 – 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: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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 Labha	05:10 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:51 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:18 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:59 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:40 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:59 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:18 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:51 – 05:10 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 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	5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846787.27
Julian Day	2435252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2299°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.06°

🪷 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 (23.2299°), declination 20.77°, EoT 3.22 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: 1955-05-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)