पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 9, 1919 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.9 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

अथ चित्तं समाधातुं न शक्नोषि मयि स्थिरम्।अभ्यासयोगेन ततो मामिच्छाप्तुं धनञ्जय।।12.9।।

"12.9 But if thou canst not fix thy mind firmly on Me, then, My beloved friend, try to do so by constant practice." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1326

Malayalam Era: 1095

Nanakshahi: 450

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	355.42°	Mīna	Revatī P3
चन्द्र Candra	103.80°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	3.79°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2
बुध Budha	355.43°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	75.61°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	28.53°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
शनि Śani	119.29°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:40 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:05 – 18:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:17 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla	18:02 – 19:47
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:00 – 13:34
Yamaganda	07:17 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla	10:26 – 12:00
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 Labha	05:43 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:17 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:51 – 10:26 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:26 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:00 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:09 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:43 – 18:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:17 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:43 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:00 – 01:26 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:26 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:51 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:17 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

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:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833592.27
Julian Day	2422057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7252°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	105.82°

🪷 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 (22.7252°), declination 7.11°, EoT -1.90 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: 1919-04-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)