पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 15, 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 11.39 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वायुर्यमोऽग्निर्वरुणः शशाङ्कः

प्रजापतिस्त्वं प्रपितामहश्च।

नमो नमस्तेऽस्तु सहस्रकृत्वः

पुनश्च भूयोऽपि नमो नमस्ते।।11.39।।
"11.39 Thou art the Wind, Thou art Death, Thou art the Fire, the Water, the Moon, the Father and the Grandfather. Honour and glory to Thee a thousand and a thousand times! Again and again, salutation be to Thee, O my Lord!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya28.82°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
चन्द्र Candra42.68°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.13°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha28.16°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.43°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra341.38°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani237.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:54
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla06:54 – 08:34
Varjyam05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:13 – 06:54 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:54 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:54 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:54 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:54 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901564.27
Julian Day2490029.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3249°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.81°
🪷 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 (25.3249°), declination 18.81°, EoT 3.76 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: 2105-05-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)