पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 9, 1914 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.23 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
योत्स्यमानानवेक्षेऽहं य एतेऽत्र समागताः।

धार्तराष्ट्रस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्युद्धे प्रियचिकीर्षवः।।1.23।।
"1.23 And gaze over this array of soldiers, eager to please the sinful sons of Dhritarashtra."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya324.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra101.98°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.46°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha329.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati289.03°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra332.35°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani49.93°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:41 – 12:09
Gulika Kāla13:38 – 15:07
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:41 – 12:09 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:38 – 15:07 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:07 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:04 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:38 – 00:09 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:09 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:41 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831735.27
Julian Day2420200.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6542°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)138.32°
🪷 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 (22.6542°), declination -4.89°, EoT -11.28 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: 1914-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)