पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 2055 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 10.42 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Ekāṁśena Sthito Jagat · One Fragment Supports All
अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत्।।10.42।।
"10.42 But what is the use of all these details to thee? O Arjuna! I sustain this universe with only small part of Myself."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2112 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1977 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1462
Malayalam Era: 1231
Nanakshahi: 586
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya26.71°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala93.32°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha37.15°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati252.53°DhanuMūla P4
शुक्र Śukra70.70°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani340.69°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:54 – 13:34
Yamaganda06:55 – 08:35
Gulika Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:55 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:55 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:35 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:54 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:14 – 16:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:54 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:54 – 21:14 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:14 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:14 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:35 – 03:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:55 – 05:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5157
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883299.27
Julian Day2471764.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.57°
🪷 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 (24.6263°), declination 18.09°, 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: 2055-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)