पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 5, 2028 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 9.22 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Yoga-Kṣemaṁ Vahāmy Aham · I carry what you need
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जनाः पर्युपासते।

तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्।।9.22।।
"9.22 But if a man will meditate on Me and Me alone, and will worship Me always and everywhere, I will take upon Myself the fulfillment of his aspiration, and I will safeguard whatsoever he shall attain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.83°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra150.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala10.66°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha41.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati143.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra54.47°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani8.55°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:13 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla06:58 – 08:37
Varjyam05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:19 – 06:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:58 – 08:37 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:37 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:13 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:13 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:37 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:37 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:58 – 05:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873431.27
Julian Day2461896.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2489°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.24°
🪷 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 (24.2489°), declination 16.36°, EoT 3.35 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: 2028-05-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)