पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 4, 1914 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	291.74°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
चन्द्र Candra	28.27°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	74.81°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
बुध Budha	300.03°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	281.63°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra	291.08°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
शनि Śani	49.44°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:12 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:12 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:45 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:34
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:03 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:34

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:12 – 13:35
Yamaganda	08:03 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:12
Varjyam	07:08 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

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 Labha	06:41 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:03 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:26 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:12 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:12 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:35 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:58 – 16:21 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:21 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:44 – 19:21 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:21 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:58 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:35 – 00:12 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:12 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:26 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:03 – 06:41 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831702.27
Julian Day	2420167.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6529°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	98.94°

🪷 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 (22.6529°), declination -16.51°, EoT -14.09 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: 1914-02-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)