पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 4, 1973 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.4 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।प्रेतान्भूतगणांश्चान्ये यजन्ते तामसा जनाः।।17.4।।

"17.4 The Pure worship the true God; the Passionate, the powers of wealth and magic; the Ignorant, the spirits of the dead and of the lower orders of nature." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2030 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1895 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1380

Malayalam Era: 1149

Nanakshahi: 504

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	19.96°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
चन्द्र Candra	36.35°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	303.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha	2.93°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	287.95°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	26.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	55.58°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 09 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 50 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:35 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla	18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:55
Yamaganda	15:12 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla	06:59 – 08:37
Varjyam	05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta	08:24 – 08:51

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Chala	05:20 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:59 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:51 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:12 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:37 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:59 – 05:20 (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 Dvitīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1853341.27
Julian Day	2441806.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	14.35°

🪷 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 (23.4805°), declination 15.87°, EoT 3.26 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: 1973-05-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)