पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 2071 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 18.30 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये।बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी।।18.30।।
"18.30 That intellect which understands the creation and dissolution of life, what actions should be done and what not, which discriminates between fear and fearlessness, bondage and deliverance, that is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2128 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1993 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1478
Malayalam Era: 1247
Nanakshahi: 602
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya29.51°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra219.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.09°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha10.79°MeṣaAśvinī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati19.78°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra73.79°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शनि Śani180.83°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:53 – 08:34
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:13 – 06:53 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:53 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:53 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:53 – 05:13 (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 Year5173
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889146.27
Julian Day2477611.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)192.64°
🪷 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 (24.8500°), declination 18.86°, EoT 3.76 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: 2071-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)