पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 2052 CE

Also observed today

मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
छिन्नमस्ता जयन्ती · Chhinnamastā JayantīShakta

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.20 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

अथ व्यवस्थितान् दृष्ट्वा धार्तराष्ट्रान्कपिध्वजः।

प्रवृत्ते शस्त्रसंपाते धनुरुद्यम्य पाण्डवः।।1.20।।

"1.20 Then beholding the sons of Dhritarashtra, drawn up on the battle- field, ready to fight, Arjuna, whose flag bore the Hanuman," — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2109 Pārthiva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1459

Malayalam Era: 1228

Nanakshahi: 583

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	27.45°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra	188.45°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	309.41°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	18.35°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	150.99°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	46.70°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	306.49°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 19 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 40 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:28 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:08 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:54 – 18:34
Yamaganda	11:54 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:54
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:14 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:54 – 08:34 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:54 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:54 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:34 – 03:54 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:54 – 05:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Narasiṁha Jayantī Walk (नरसिंह जयन्ती यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.

Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5154
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1882204.27
Julian Day	2470669.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.5845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	160.84°

🪷 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 (24.5845°), declination 18.28°, EoT 3.74 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: 2052-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)