पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 21, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: वृषभ सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Taurus.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.9 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।14.9।।
"14.9 Purity brings happiness, Passion commotion, and Ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya38.04°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
चन्द्र Candra138.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala338.48°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha61.02°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.90°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra26.06°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शनि Śani203.40°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:23 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:09 – 15:03
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:17
Yamaganda05:10 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:32 – 10:14
Varjyam05:44 – 06:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Śubha05:10 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:32 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:55 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:55 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:17 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:58 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:39 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:58 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:17 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:55 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:32 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825235.27
Julian Day2413700.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4056°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)102.71°
🪷 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 (22.4056°), declination 20.24°, EoT 3.54 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: 1896-05-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)