पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 22, 1886 CE

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वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1943 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1808 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1293

Malayalam Era: 1062

Nanakshahi: 417

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	9.56°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
चन्द्र Candra	232.38°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.31°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	352.04°	Mīna	Revatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.87°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	325.22°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शनि Śani	72.14°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla	18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:33 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:30 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla	08:43 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:30 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:06 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:43 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:33 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:33 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:47 – 18:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:24 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:47 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:33 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:43 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:43 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:06 – 05:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4988
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1821553.27
Julian Day	2410018.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.2648°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	223.71°

🪷 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 (22.2648°), declination 12.11°, EoT 1.40 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: 1886-04-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)