पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 14, 2097 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.25 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
धूमो रात्रिस्तथा कृष्णः षण्मासा दक्षिणायनम्।

तत्र चान्द्रमसं ज्योतिर्योगी प्राप्य निवर्तते।।8.25।।
"8.25 But if he departs in gloom, at night, during the fortnight of the waning moon and in the six months before the Southern solstice, then he reaches but lunar light and he will be born again." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2154 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2019 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1504
Malayalam Era: 1273
Nanakshahi: 628
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.87°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.69°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.36°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha5.72°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.15°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra341.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani135.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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)07:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
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 Kāla15:15 – 16:55
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:14
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:35
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:13 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:54 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:14 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:55 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:15 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:14 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:54 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898642.27
Julian Day2487107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2131°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)29.34°
🪷 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 (25.2131°), declination 18.79°, 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: 2097-05-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)