पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 12, 2105 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 11.36 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थाने हृषीकेश तव प्रकीर्त्या

जगत् प्रहृष्यत्यनुरज्यते च।

रक्षांसि भीतानि दिशो द्रवन्ति

सर्वे नमस्यन्ति च सिद्धसङ्घाः।।11.36।।
"11.36 Arjuna said: My Lord! It is natural that the world revels and rejoices when it sings the praises of Thy glory; the demons fly in fear and the saints offer Thee their salutations." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2162 Bahudhānya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2027 Krodhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1512
Malayalam Era: 1281
Nanakshahi: 636
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya25.92°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra357.17°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.86°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha21.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati333.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra338.39°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani237.36°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:14 – 16:54
Yamaganda08:35 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:54 – 13:34
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

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

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:14 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:54 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:35 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:35 – 03:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:55 – 05:15 (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 Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901561.27
Julian Day2490026.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.37°
🪷 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 (25.3248°), declination 18.07°, EoT 3.74 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: 2105-05-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)