पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 30, 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 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।
"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.11'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 Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.73°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra352.44°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha35.38°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra43.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani142.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:34 – 15:12
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:34 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:22 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5170
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888036.27
Julian Day2476501.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.52°
🪷 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 (24.8075°), declination 14.98°, EoT 2.79 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: 2068-04-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)