पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 2062 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 3.35 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।

स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
"3.35 It is better to do thine own duty, however lacking in merit, than to do that of another, even though efficiently. It is better to die doing one's own duty, for to do the duty of another is fraught with danger." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2119 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1984 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1469
Malayalam Era: 1238
Nanakshahi: 593
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra254.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha29.31°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.26°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra332.58°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani62.88°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:39 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 07:01
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:55 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:39 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5164
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885843.27
Julian Day2474308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7236°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)242.92°
🪷 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 (24.7236°), declination 14.51°, EoT 2.64 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: 2062-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)