पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 23, 2042 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 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।
"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.60°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra48.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala109.47°KarkaAśleṣā P1
बुध Budha28.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati215.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra34.88°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शनि Śani188.03°TulāSvātī 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)07:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 09 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 Kāla11:57 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:06 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:57
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:06 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:10 – 16:47 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:47 – 21:10 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:06 – 05:29 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878532.27
Julian Day2466997.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4440°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.16°
🪷 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 (24.4440°), declination 12.52°, 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: 2042-04-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)