पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 2068 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 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.82°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra308.39°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.56°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha32.18°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra43.11°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani142.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:11 – 16:49
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:40
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:34 – 15:11 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:49 – 18:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:27 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:11 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:34 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5170
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888033.27
Julian Day2476498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8074°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)297.99°
🪷 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 (24.8074°), declination 14.05°, EoT 2.33 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: 2068-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)