पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 2051 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 8.19 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते।

रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।8.19।।
"8.19 The same multitude of beings, which have lived on earth so often, all are dissolved as the night of the universe approaches, to issue forth anew when morning breaks. Thus is it ordained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2108 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1973 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1458
Malayalam Era: 1227
Nanakshahi: 582
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya1.46°MeṣaAśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra68.46°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala48.67°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha337.90°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.50°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra331.60°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani293.75°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:45 – 18:21
Yamaganda11:58 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:45
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:11 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:45 – 18:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:21 – 19:45 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:45 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5152
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881812.27
Julian Day2470277.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5695°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.44°
🪷 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 (24.5695°), declination 10.05°, EoT 0.02 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: 2051-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)