पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 28, 1971 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla 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)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	42.63°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	87.26°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	288.34°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
बुध Budha	19.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.27°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	18.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	34.22°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 33 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 26 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:20 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:11 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:14 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:19 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla	06:50 – 08:32
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:09 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:50 – 08:32 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:32 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:14 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:19 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:00 – 18:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:42 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:00 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:19 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:14 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:50 – 05:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1852634.27
Julian Day	2441099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4535°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.21°

🪷 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 (23.4535°), declination 21.32°, EoT 2.89 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: 1971-05-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)