पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 1899 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1306

Malayalam Era: 1075

Nanakshahi: 430

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	162.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	87.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	193.55°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	161.05°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	199.77°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शुक्र Śukra	166.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	236.89°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	00:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	13:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 00 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 59 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:18 – 14:48
Yamaganda	05:48 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:18 – 11:48 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:48 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:18 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:48 – 16:18 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:48 – 19:18 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:18 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:48 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:18 – 05:48 (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 Navamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1826460.27
Julian Day	2414925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4525°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	283.78°

🪷 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 (22.4525°), declination -1.86°, EoT 10.18 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: 1899-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)