पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 14, 1967 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 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.02°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra45.02°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.37°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha336.17°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati92.38°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra36.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani342.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:51
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:09 – 16:44
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:37 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:09 – 16:44 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:44 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:20 – 19:44 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:44 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:37 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pañcamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851129.27
Julian Day2439594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3959°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)48.51°
🪷 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 (23.3959°), declination 9.09°, EoT -0.50 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: 1967-04-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)