पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 13, 1988 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 12.10 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अभ्यासेऽप्यसमर्थोऽसि मत्कर्मपरमो भव।मदर्थमपि कर्माणि कुर्वन् सिद्धिमवाप्स्यसि।।12.10।।
"12.10 And if thou are not strong enough to practise concentration, then devote thyself to My service, do all thine acts for My sake, and thou shalt still attain the goal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.81°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra351.49°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.51°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha49.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.98°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra65.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani247.75°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:14 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

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 Chala05:14 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:14 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858829.27
Julian Day2447294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6904°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)324.32°
🪷 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 (23.6904°), declination 18.39°, EoT 3.75 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: 1988-05-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)