पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 11, 1973 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 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11'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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.73°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra135.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha16.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra35.29°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani56.39°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
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: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:16 – 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 – 05:16 (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 Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853348.27
Julian Day2441813.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4808°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)106.72°
🪷 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 (23.4808°), declination 17.80°, EoT 3.71 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: 1973-05-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)