पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 9, 1896 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.1 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

श्री भगवानुवाचऊर्ध्वमूलमधःशाखमश्वत्थं प्राहुरव्ययम्।छन्दांसि यस्य पर्णानि यस्तं वेद स वेदवित्।।15.1।।

"15.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: This phenomenal creation, which is both ephemeral and eternal, is like a tree, but having its seed above in the Highest and its ramifications on this earth below. The scriptures are its leaves, and he who understands this, knows." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	56.24°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra	29.10°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	352.58°	Mīna	Revatī P2
बुध Budha	60.00°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	105.03°	Karka	Puṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra	49.34°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	202.18°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:17 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:58 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:22 – 17:05
Yamaganda	08:32 – 10:15
Gulika Kāla	11:57 – 13:40
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:07 – 06:49 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:49 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:32 – 10:15 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:15 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:57 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:22 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:05 – 18:47 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:47 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:05 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:22 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:57 – 01:15 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:15 – 02:32 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:32 – 03:49 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:49 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + 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)	1825254.27
Julian Day	2413719.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4063°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	331.86°

🪷 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 (22.4063°), declination 22.95°, EoT 1.00 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: 1896-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)