पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 2159 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
- मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.25 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।14.25।।
"14.25 Who looks equally upon honour and dishonour, loves friends and foes alike, abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the Qualities." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2216 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2081 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1566
Malayalam Era: 1335
Nanakshahi: 690
Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Āyuṣmān |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 28.97° | Meṣa | Kṛttikā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 5.95° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 248.32° | Dhanu | Mūla P3 |
| बुध Budha | 47.99° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 157.03° | Kanyā | Uttara Phalgunī P4 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 70.66° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P2 |
| शनि Śani | 175.38° | Kanyā | Citrā P1 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:13 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:36 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 11:54 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 03:56 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 16:48 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:26 – 04:19 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:06 – 05:13 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:28 – 12:21 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:08 – 15:02 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:24 – 18:48 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:36 – 19:09 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:21 – 20:06 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:28 – 00:21 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 11:54 – 13:35 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 06:53 – 08:34 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:14 – 11:54 |
| Varjyam | 05:46 – 06:08 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:20 – 08:47 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 06:53 – 08:34 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 08:34 – 10:14 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:14 – 11:54 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:35 – 15:15 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:15 – 16:55 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:36 – 19:55 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:55 – 21:15 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:35 – 23:54 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 23:54 – 01:14 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:14 – 02:34 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 03:53 – 05:13 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5261 · Kali-5261 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1921288.27 · 5260.3 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2509753.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 26.0793° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 336.82° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 29/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (26.0793°) · declination 19.03° · EoT 3.74 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2159-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)