पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 1976 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 7.21 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga

यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।

"7.21 But whatever the form of worship, if the devotee have faith, then upon his faith in that worship do I set My own seal." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 7.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.92°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	182.77°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	94.38°	Karka	Puṣya P1
बुध Budha	40.41°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	18.27°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	94.32°	Karka	Puṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	16:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	03:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:54 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:55 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla	10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:15 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:35 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:14 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:54 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:14 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:35 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:55 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

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	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854445.27
Julian Day	2442910.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5228°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	156.58°

🪷 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 (23.5228°), declination 18.12°, EoT 3.74 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: 1976-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)