पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 29, 2074 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय तृतीया — Akṣaya Tṛtīyā
"Inexhaustible third"; auspicious for any new venture.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.21 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अव्यक्तोऽक्षर इत्युक्तस्तमाहुः परमां गतिम्।

यं प्राप्य न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।8.21।।
"8.21 The wise say that the Unmanifest and Indestructible is the highest goal of all; when once That is reached, there is no return. That is My Blessed Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2131 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1996 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1481
Malayalam Era: 1250
Nanakshahi: 605
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya14.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra44.28°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala115.79°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha29.79°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati98.61°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra43.74°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शनि Śani219.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:49 – 18:27
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla15:11 – 16:49
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:23 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:01 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:49 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:01 – 05:23 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Tṛtīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5176
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890226.27
Julian Day2478691.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)33.13°
🪷 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 (24.8913°), declination 14.54°, EoT 2.64 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: 2074-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)