पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 21, 1996 CE
पञ्चाङ्ग सार — Core Five-Limb Snapshot
Tithi
Śukla Caturthī
4/30 · Śukla pakṣa
Nakshatra
Rohiṇī
Pada 2 · 4/27
Yoga
Śobhana
5/27
Karaṇa
Vaṇija
half-tithi 6/60
Vāra
Ravivāra (Sunday)
weekday limb
Calendar context: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa) · Solar month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Localized descent for Vārāṇasī (Kāśī); the universal day-axis remains anchored to the same date envelope.
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Caturthī (4/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Vaṇija |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
Or visit /cities · universal Earth-access (Sanskrit: Bhūmi Mātā · Mother Earth) · live pañchāṅga renders for supported city records worldwide · ?format=json
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.4 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
"16.4 Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, ignorance belong to him who is born of the godless qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 7.42° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 44.02° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 357.37° | Mīna | Revatī P4 |
| बुध Budha | 27.42° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 263.68° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 51.56° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P4 |
| शनि Śani | 337.80° | Mīna | Uttara Bhādrapadā P2 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:30 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:24 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:57 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 07:37 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 21:09 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 53 Mins 20 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 06 Mins 40 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:47 – 04:39 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:26 – 05:30 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:31 – 12:23 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:06 – 14:57 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:12 – 18:36 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:24 – 18:56 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:09 – 19:54 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:31 – 00:23 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:47 – 18:24 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 11:57 – 13:34 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:10 – 16:47 |
| Varjyam | 06:02 – 06:23 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:31 – 08:56 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 05:30 – 07:07 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 07:07 – 08:44 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:44 – 10:20 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:47 – 18:24 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:34 – 23:57 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:20 – 02:44 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:44 – 04:07 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 04:07 – 05:30 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values locate the requested date inside this application's declared proleptic model. Kali Year uses 18 February 3102 BCE as a traditional epoch convention; that convention is not proof of Krishna's historical departure date. Ahargaṇa is this model's day-count from that epoch. Julian Day is a continuous astronomical day-number. Ayanāṁśa is the modelled sidereal/tropical angular offset. Sun-Moon angle determines the computed tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5098 · Kali-5098 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1861729.27 · 5097.2 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2450194.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 23.8014° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 38.83° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 4/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (23.8014°) · declination 11.90° · EoT 1.19 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website is the public seva surface · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1996-04-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)
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