पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 1, 1917 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 11.27 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
वक्त्राणि ते त्वरमाणा विशन्ति

दंष्ट्राकरालानि भयानकानि।

केचिद्विलग्ना दशनान्तरेषु

संदृश्यन्ते चूर्णितैरुत्तमाङ्गैः।।11.27।।
"11.27 1 see them all rushing headlong into Thy mouths, with terrible tusks, horrible to behold. Some are mangled between thy jaws, with their heads crushed to atoms." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya348.05°MīnaRevatī P1
चन्द्र Candra95.48°KarkaPuṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.57°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha351.53°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra342.68°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शनि Śani91.56°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:41 – 18:14
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla15:08 – 16:41
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (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 Udveg05:51 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:30 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:30 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:35 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:08 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:41 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:41 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:08 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:35 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:30 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:30 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832854.27
Julian Day2421319.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6970°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.69°
🪷 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 (22.6970°), declination 4.25°, EoT -4.34 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: 1917-04-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)