पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 26, 1997 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.41 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्राप्य पुण्यकृतां लोकानुषित्वा शाश्वतीः समाः।

शुचीनां श्रीमतां गेहे योगभ्रष्टोऽभिजायते।।6.41।।
"6.41 Having reached the worlds where the righteous dwell, and having remained there for many years, he who has slipped from the path of spirituality will be born again in the family of the pure, benevolent and prosperous." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1404
Malayalam Era: 1173
Nanakshahi: 528
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya41.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra267.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.30°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha15.95°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati297.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra55.06°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani352.93°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:21 – 04:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:01 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:50 – 08:32
Yamaganda10:13 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:18
Varjyam05:43 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:18 – 08:45

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:09 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:32 – 10:13 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:13 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:18 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:18 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:00 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:41 – 20:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:00 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:18 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:13 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:13 – 02:32 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:32 – 03:50 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:50 – 05:09 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862129.27
Julian Day2450594.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8167°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.04°
🪷 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 (23.8167°), declination 21.10°, EoT 3.12 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: 1997-05-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)