पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 1993 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 4.27 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।

आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।
"4.27 Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra112.64°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.27°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha359.00°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.38°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra341.10°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani305.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:39
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860642.27
Julian Day2449107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7598°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.42°
🪷 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 (23.7598°), declination 14.72°, EoT 2.79 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: 1993-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)