पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 1962 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 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1369
Malayalam Era: 1138
Nanakshahi: 493
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.90°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra318.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala345.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha31.51°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati314.24°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra39.24°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शनि Śani288.34°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:11
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:27 – 19:49 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:23 (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 Time

Kali Year5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849319.27
Julian Day2437784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)305.63°
🪷 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 (23.3267°), declination 14.57°, EoT 2.79 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: 1962-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)