पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 2018 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 5.12 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
युक्तः कर्मफलं त्यक्त्वा शान्तिमाप्नोति नैष्ठिकीम्।

अयुक्तः कामकारेण फले सक्तो निबध्यते।।5.12।।
"5.12 Having abandoned the fruit of action, he wins eternal peace. Others unacquainted with spirituality, led by desire and clinging to the benefit which they think will follow their actions, become entangled in them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra304.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.69°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha358.96°MīnaRevatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.08°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra53.03°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani254.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla10:15 – 11:54
Varjyam05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:17 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:13 – 16:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:53 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:32 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:53 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:36 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:17 (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 Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869782.27
Julian Day2458247.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1094°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.23°
🪷 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 (24.1094°), declination 17.30°, EoT 3.63 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: 2018-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)