पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 15, 1987 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 2.38 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ।

ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापमवाप्स्यसि।।2.38।।
"2.38 Look upon pleasure and pain, victory and defeat, with an equal eye. Make ready for the combat, and thou shalt commit no sin." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya0.88°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra192.80°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.78°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha339.89°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati347.47°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra327.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani236.96°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:58
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858435.27
Julian Day2446900.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6754°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)190.83°
🪷 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 (23.6754°), declination 9.51°, EoT -0.24 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: 1987-04-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)