पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1965 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 11.49 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो

दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।

व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं

तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
"11.49 Be not afraid or bewildered by the terrible vision. Put away thy fear and, with joyful mind, see Me once again in My usual Form."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2022 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1372
Malayalam Era: 1141
Nanakshahi: 496
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya2.48°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra183.54°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha350.59°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati35.92°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra3.99°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शनि Śani320.48°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:58
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:47
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:35 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:45 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:45 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850401.27
Julian Day2438866.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3681°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)182.74°
🪷 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 (23.3681°), declination 9.99°, EoT 0.02 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: 1965-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)