पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 17, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: ज्येष्ठ पूर्णिमा — Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā (Vaṭa Sāvitrī)
Vaṭa Sāvitrī Pūrṇimā in some traditions (others observe Amāvasyā).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।

स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya30.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra200.23°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala125.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha48.04°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati3.61°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra65.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani249.09°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla06:53 – 08:33
Yamaganda10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam05:46 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:12 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla06:53 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:33 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:56 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:36 – 19:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:56 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:14 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:33 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala03:53 – 05:12 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā + Viśākhā)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901931.27
Julian Day2490396.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3389°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)170.64°
🪷 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 (25.3389°), declination 19.22°, EoT 3.72 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: 2106-05-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)