पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 7, 2115 CE

🪷 आज: नरसिंह जयन्ती — Narasiṁha Jayantī
Bhagavān Narasiṁha manifested to protect the bhakta Prahlāda. Krishna's fierce protective form.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.21 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
"16.21 The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2172 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 2037 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1522
Malayalam Era: 1291
Nanakshahi: 646
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya20.54°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra180.35°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala66.48°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha15.03°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra359.28°MīnaRevatī P4
शनि Śani352.18°MīnaRevatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:13 – 16:52
Yamaganda08:36 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:34
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:18 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:57 – 08:36 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:36 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:15 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:13 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:52 – 18:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:31 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:52 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:34 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:36 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:57 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Narasiṁha Jayantī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 7.8 (Prahlāda-Narasiṁha) + protective verses.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5217
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905208.27
Julian Day2493673.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4643°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.34°
🪷 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 (25.4643°), declination 16.63°, EoT 3.51 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: 2115-05-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)