पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 20, 2070 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 6.30 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यो मां पश्यति सर्वत्र सर्वं च मयि पश्यति।

तस्याहं न प्रणश्यामि स च मे न प्रणश्यति।।6.30।।
"6.30 He who sees Me in everything and everything in Me, him shall I never forsake, nor shall he lose Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2127 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1992 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1477
Malayalam Era: 1246
Nanakshahi: 601
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya5.49°MeṣaAśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra124.10°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.19°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha353.29°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati346.23°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra322.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani169.44°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:47 – 18:23
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla15:10 – 16:47
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:34 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5172
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888756.27
Julian Day2477221.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8350°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.60°
🪷 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 (24.8350°), declination 11.59°, EoT 0.97 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: 2070-04-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)