पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 1978 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 8.13 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन्।

यः प्रयाति त्यजन्देहं स याति परमां गतिम्।।8.13।।
"8.13 Repeating Om, the Symbol of Eternity, holding Me always in remembrance, he who thus leaves his body and goes forth reaches the Spirit Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra355.31°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala106.54°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha355.23°MīnaRevatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.97°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani120.09°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:18 – 18:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:30 – 19:03
Amṛta Kāla18:15 – 20:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:51
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:37
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:19 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:51 – 18:30 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:30 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:51 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855168.27
Julian Day2443633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5504°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.31°
🪷 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 (23.5504°), declination 16.10°, EoT 3.35 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: 1978-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)