पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 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 13.13 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
ज्ञेयं यत्तत्प्रवक्ष्यामि यज्ज्ञात्वाऽमृतमश्नुते।

अनादिमत्परं ब्रह्म न सत्तन्नासदुच्यते।।13.13।।
"13.13 I will speak to thee now of that great Truth which man ought to know, since by its means he will win immortal bliss - that which is without beginning, the Eternal Spirit which dwells in Me, neither with form, nor yet without it." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.13'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.43°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra327.95°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.00°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha348.29°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.41°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra333.00°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani134.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:55
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:50
Gulika Kāla07:01 – 08:39
Varjyam05:56 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:01 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:33 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:50 – 18:28 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:28 – 19:50 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:33 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:39 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:01 – 05:23 (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 Year5140
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1877078.27
Julian Day2465543.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3884°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)310.49°
🪷 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 (24.3884°), declination 14.76°, EoT 2.79 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: 2038-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)