पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 28, 2103 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 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2160 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 2025 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1510
Malayalam Era: 1279
Nanakshahi: 634
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya11.87°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra260.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala331.40°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha348.61°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati270.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra55.22°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani213.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:25
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 Kāla08:40 – 10:18
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:25 – 07:03
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:25 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:40 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:18 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:49 – 18:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:26 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:49 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:18 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:40 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900816.27
Julian Day2489281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)249.75°
🪷 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 (25.2963°), declination 13.90°, 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: 2103-04-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)