पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 27, 2102 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 1.40 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
कुलक्षये प्रणश्यन्ति कुलधर्माः सनातनाः।

धर्मे नष्टे कुलं कृत्स्नमधर्मोऽभिभवत्युत।।1.40।।
"1.40 The destruction of our kindred means the destruction of the traditions of our ancient lineage, and when these are lost, irreligion will overrun our homes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2159 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2024 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1509
Malayalam Era: 1278
Nanakshahi: 633
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra117.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.37°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha16.55°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra330.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani201.49°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:59
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:11
Yamaganda05:26 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:18
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:26 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:41 – 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 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:48 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:26 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:48 – 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 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:41 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:26 (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 Śukla Navamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5204
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900450.27
Julian Day2488915.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2823°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.69°
🪷 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 (25.2823°), declination 13.66°, EoT 2.33 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: 2102-04-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)