पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1967 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.29 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं पश्यन्हि सर्वत्र समवस्थितमीश्वरम्।न हिनस्त्यात्मनाऽऽत्मानं ततो याति परां गतिम्।।13.29।।
"13.29 Beholding the Lord in all things equally, his actions do not mar his spiritual life but lead him to the height of Bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.29'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya27.25°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra54.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.38°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha28.02°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.39°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra69.11°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani345.46°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla06:55 – 08:35
Varjyam05:49 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:15 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:33 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:55 – 05:15 (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 Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851157.27
Julian Day2439622.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.18°
🪷 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 (23.3970°), declination 17.91°, EoT 3.74 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: 1967-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)