पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 26, 2106 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 2.51 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कर्मजं बुद्धियुक्ता हि फलं त्यक्त्वा मनीषिणः।

जन्मबन्धविनिर्मुक्ताः पदं गच्छन्त्यनामयम्।।2.51।।
"2.51 The sages guided by Pure Intellect renounce the fruit of action; and, freed from the chains of rebirth, they reach the highest bliss." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.51's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya10.15°MeṣaAśvinī P4
चन्द्र Candra275.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala119.49°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha5.64°MeṣaAśvinī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati358.69°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra40.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani249.79°DhanuMūla P3

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)00:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:41
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:11
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:41 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:48 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:26 – 19:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:48 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:41 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901910.27
Julian Day2490375.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)267.81°
🪷 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 (25.3381°), declination 13.35°, EoT 2.16 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: 2106-04-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)