पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 24, 1971 CE

Also observed today

वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛṣabha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.18 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।

"16.18 Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2028 Raktākṣī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1378

Malayalam Era: 1147

Nanakshahi: 502

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	38.78°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra	32.30°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	286.62°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	14.36°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.78°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	13.63°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	33.70°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 29 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 30 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:02 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:51 – 08:32
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla	13:36 – 15:17
Varjyam	05:44 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:10 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:51 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:55 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:36 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:17 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:59 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:40 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:59 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:17 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:32 – 03:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:51 – 05:10 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852630.27
Julian Day	2441095.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4534°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	355.26°

🪷 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 (23.4534°), declination 20.61°, EoT 3.31 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: 1971-05-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)