पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 6, 1992 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 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2049 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1399
Malayalam Era: 1168
Nanakshahi: 523
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya22.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra64.32°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.42°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha358.17°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.73°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra11.78°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani294.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:37
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:18 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:37 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:52 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:52 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:55 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:37 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:37 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:18 (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 Year5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860283.27
Julian Day2448748.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7461°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.37°
🪷 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 (23.7461°), declination 16.56°, EoT 3.44 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: 1992-05-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)