पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 2006 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।

"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1413

Malayalam Era: 1182

Nanakshahi: 537

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.25°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	192.63°	Tulā	Svātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	82.38°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	19.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.77°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	345.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani	101.44°	Karka	Puṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 18 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 41 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla	06:55 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:15 – 06:55 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:54 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:55 – 05:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1865402.27
Julian Day	2453867.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.9418°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	164.76°

🪷 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 (23.9418°), declination 18.06°, EoT 3.74 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: 2006-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)