पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 2072 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.9 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
कविं पुराणमनुशासितार

मणोरणीयांसमनुस्मरेद्यः।

सर्वस्य धातारमचिन्त्यरूप

मादित्यवर्णं तमसः परस्तात्।।8.9।।
"8.9 Whoso meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, more minute than the atom, yet the Ruler and Upholder of all, Unimaginable, Brilliant like the Sun, Beyond the reach of darkness;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya31.19°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra7.19°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala104.87°KarkaPuṣya P4
बुध Budha31.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.15°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra28.62°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शनि Śani193.52°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889513.27
Julian Day2477978.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8640°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)335.28°
🪷 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 (24.8640°), declination 19.27°, EoT 3.74 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: 2072-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)