पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1957 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.89°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra140.70°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.09°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha20.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.80°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra31.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani229.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
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 Kāla13:34 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:17 – 06:56
Gulika Kāla08:36 – 10:15
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:56 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:15 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:32 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:53 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:15 – 02:36 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:36 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:56 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847502.27
Julian Day2435967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2572°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.04°
🪷 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 (23.2572°), declination 17.23°, EoT 3.63 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: 1957-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)