पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2038 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 13.6 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः।।13.6।।
"13.6 The five great fundamentals (earth, fire, air, water and ether), personality, intellect, the mysterious life force, the ten organs of perception and action, the mind and the five domains of sensation;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.62°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra238.63°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala74.00°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha340.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati86.57°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra325.03°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani134.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:43
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:43 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:06 – 05:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877071.27
Julian Day2465536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.57°
🪷 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 (24.3881°), declination 12.51°, EoT 1.60 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: 2038-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)