पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 24, 1975 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.23 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः।ब्राह्मणास्तेन वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च विहिताः पुरा।।17.23।।

"17.23 Om Tat Sat' is the triple designation of the Eternal Spirit, by which of old the Vedic Scriptures, the ceremonials and the sacrifices were ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1382

Malayalam Era: 1151

Nanakshahi: 506

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	165.34°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	316.15°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha	15.93°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	345.26°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	48.72°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	80.02°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:24 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:28 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla	08:42 – 10:19
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:28 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:05 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:42 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:19 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:56 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:19 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:42 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:05 – 05:28 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854061.27
Julian Day	2442526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	157.49°

🪷 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 (23.5081°), declination 12.60°, EoT 1.80 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: 1975-04-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)