पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2104 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 2.27 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
जातस्य हि ध्रुवो मृत्युर्ध्रुवं जन्म मृतस्य च।

तस्मादपरिहार्येऽर्थे न त्वं शोचितुमर्हसि।।2.27।।
"2.27 For death is as sure for that which is born, as birth is for that which is dead. Therefore grieve not for what is inevitable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.51°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra93.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.32°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha348.71°MīnaRevatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati302.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra10.70°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शनि Śani225.90°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Yamaganda05:22 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:39 – 10:17
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:39 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:33 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:12 – 16:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:28 – 19:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:50 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:39 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:39 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:22 (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 Saptamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901185.27
Julian Day2489650.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3104°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.98°
🪷 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 (25.3104°), declination 15.07°, EoT 2.92 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: 2104-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)