पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2101 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 10.5 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।

भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः।।10.5।।
"10.5 Harmlessness, equanimity, contentment, austerity, beneficence, fame and failure, all these, the characteristics of beings, spring from Me only." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2158 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2023 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1508
Malayalam Era: 1277
Nanakshahi: 632
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya12.37°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra8.55°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.08°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha31.36°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.71°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra25.24°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani188.65°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 02 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 57 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:27 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:40 – 10:18
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:27 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:40 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:40 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900086.27
Julian Day2488551.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2684°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.60°
🪷 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 (25.2684°), declination 14.06°, EoT 2.49 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: 2101-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)