पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 1896 CE

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मेष सङ्क्रान्ति · Meṣa Saṅkrānti (Vaiśākhī / Vishu / Pohelā Boishākh / Bihu)Pan-Hindu
परशुराम जयन्ती · Paraśurāma JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.9 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

इन्द्रियार्थेषु वैराग्यमनहङ्कार एव च।जन्ममृत्युजराव्याधिदुःखदोषानुदर्शनम्।।13.9।।

"13.9 Renunciation of the delights of sense, absence of pride, right understanding of the painful problem of birth and death, of age and sickness;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	4.13°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
चन्द्र Candra	35.88°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	312.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha	2.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.00°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	343.21°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani	205.95°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla	18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:34 – 15:10
Yamaganda	05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla	08:46 – 10:22
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:11 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:46 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:22 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:58 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:46 – 18:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:21 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:10 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:34 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:58 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:22 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:46 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:11 – 05:35 (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 Śukla Tṛtīyā + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825200.27
Julian Day	2413665.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4043°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	34.24°

🪷 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 (22.4043°), declination 10.24°, EoT 0.02 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: 1896-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)