पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 1983 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 1.33 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
येषामर्थे काङ्क्षितं नो राज्यं भोगाः सुखानि च।

त इमेऽवस्थिता युद्धे प्राणांस्त्यक्त्वा धनानि च।।1.33।।
"1.33 When those for whose sake I desire these things stand here about to sacrifice their property and their lives:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2040 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1905 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1390
Malayalam Era: 1159
Nanakshahi: 514
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya7.74°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra119.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala18.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha27.97°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati227.10°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra46.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani187.20°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:43
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:30 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:23 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:30 (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 Year5085
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856981.27
Julian Day2445446.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6198°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)112.99°
🪷 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 (23.6198°), declination 11.95°, EoT 1.40 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: 1983-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)