पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 2044 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 16.12 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्।।16.12।।
"16.12 Caught in the toils of a hundred vain hopes, the slaves of passion and wrath, they accumulate hoards of unjust wealth, only to pander to their sensual desire." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2101 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1966 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1451
Malayalam Era: 1220
Nanakshahi: 575
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya8.09°MeṣaAśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra295.54°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha345.97°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati281.01°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra46.73°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शनि Śani213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā 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)01:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:57
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:47
Gulika Kāla07:06 – 08:43
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

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 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:47 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:47 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:47 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 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 Time

Kali Year5146
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1879262.27
Julian Day2467727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4719°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)289.08°
🪷 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 (24.4719°), declination 12.36°, EoT 1.40 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: 2044-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)