पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 9, 1895 CE

Also observed today

वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति · Vṛścika SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.31 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

क्षिप्रं भवति धर्मात्मा शश्वच्छान्तिं निगच्छति।

कौन्तेय प्रतिजानीहि न मे भक्तः प्रणश्यति।।9.31।।

"9.31 He shall attain spirituality ere long, and Eternal Peace shall be his. O Arjuna! Believe me, My devotee is never lost." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka

Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1302

Malayalam Era: 1071

Nanakshahi: 426

Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	234.35°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
चन्द्र Candra	141.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	216.83°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	229.29°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.01°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	189.29°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	202.79°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta	16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla	16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:53 – 09:12
Yamaganda	10:32 – 11:51
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:30
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:16
Dur Muhūrta	09:02 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	06:33 – 07:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:53 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	09:12 – 10:32 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:32 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:51 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:30 – 15:50 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	15:50 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	18:50 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:30 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:51 – 01:32 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:32 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	03:12 – 04:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:53 – 06:33 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825071.27
Julian Day	2413536.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	266.67°

🪷 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 (22.3993°), declination -22.78°, EoT 6.87 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: 1895-12-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)