पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 2056 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 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2113 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1978 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1463
Malayalam Era: 1232
Nanakshahi: 587
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya24.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra322.82°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.98°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha8.78°MeṣaAśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra19.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani351.96°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:53
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:34
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:16 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:56 – 08:35 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:35 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:14 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:53 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:33 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:53 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:56 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883662.27
Julian Day2472127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6402°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)295.80°
🪷 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 (24.6402°), declination 17.51°, EoT 3.63 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: 2056-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)