पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 16, 1898 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt

Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1305

Malayalam Era: 1074

Nanakshahi: 429

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	62.44°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	28.09°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	15.38°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
बुध Budha	47.68°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.37°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	94.04°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शनि Śani	226.54°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:41 – 15:24
Yamaganda	05:07 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla	08:33 – 10:16
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

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 Śubha	05:07 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:50 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:33 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:59 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:59 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:41 – 15:24 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:24 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:07 – 18:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:07 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:24 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:41 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:59 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:33 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:33 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:50 – 05:07 (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 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	5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825991.27
Julian Day	2414456.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4345°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	324.23°

🪷 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 (22.4345°), declination 23.34°, EoT -0.40 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: 1898-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)