पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 1918 CE

🪷 आज: गीता जयन्ती — Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī)
Day Bhagavad Gītā was delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1).
Historical anchor: Bhagavad Gītā delivered at Kurukṣetra (Mahābhārata Day 1) (Kurukṣetra) — -3137-10-04 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya238.52°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra7.47°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha250.07°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.90°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra244.53°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani126.00°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:15 – 10:34
Yamaganda13:13 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla06:36 – 07:55
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:36 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:55 – 09:15 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:15 – 10:34 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:34 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:53 – 13:13 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:13 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:52 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:11 – 18:52 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:52 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:13 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:53 – 01:34 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:34 – 03:15 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:15 – 04:55 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:55 – 06:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833476.27
Julian Day2421941.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.33°
🪷 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 (22.7208°), declination -23.15°, EoT 4.64 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: 1918-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)