पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 1964 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 2.57 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्।

नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।
"2.57 He who wherever he goes is attached to no person and to no place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other - take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.57's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.59°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra134.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.33°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha17.67°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.32°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani310.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:57
Varjyam06:02 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:30 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:30 (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 Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850042.27
Julian Day2438507.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3544°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.18°
🪷 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 (23.3544°), declination 12.15°, EoT 1.40 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: 1964-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)