पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 1959 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 10.15 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।

भूतभावन भूतेश देवदेव जगत्पते।।10.15।।
"10.15 Thou alone knowest Thyself, by the power of Thy Self; Thou the Supreme Spirit, the Source and Master of all being, the Lord of Lords, the Ruler of the Universe." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra274.50°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.89°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha348.31°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.83°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani254.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:40
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:55
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:11 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:11 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:40 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:24 (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 Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848222.27
Julian Day2436687.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.47°
🪷 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 (23.2848°), declination 14.17°, EoT 2.64 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: 1959-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)