पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 11, 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 9.32 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः।

स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्।।9.32।।
"9.32 For even the children of sinful parents, and those miscalled the weaker sex, and merchants, and labourers, if only they will make Me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.32'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.83°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra169.32°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.35°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha19.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra34.37°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani229.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:35 – 10:15
Yamaganda13:34 – 15:14
Gulika Kāla05:16 – 06:55
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:16 – 06:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:35 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:14 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:33 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:53 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:35 – 03:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:55 – 05:16 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847504.27
Julian Day2435969.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2573°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.98°
🪷 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 (23.2573°), declination 17.76°, EoT 3.71 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: 1957-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)