पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 1, 2113 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 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2170 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2035 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1520
Malayalam Era: 1289
Nanakshahi: 644
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya15.21°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra195.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.07°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha24.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.65°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra327.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani328.79°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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)18:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 58 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 Kāla07:00 – 08:39
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:55
Gulika Kāla13:33 – 15:12
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:22 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:00 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:39 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:55 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:33 – 15:12 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:12 – 16:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:50 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:28 – 19:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:50 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:12 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:33 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:55 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:39 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:39 – 04:00 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:00 – 05:22 (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 Time

Kali Year5215
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904472.27
Julian Day2492937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.48°
🪷 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 (25.4361°), declination 15.02°, 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: 2113-05-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)