पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 18, 1921 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.17 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति।शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्ितमान्यः स मे प्रियः।।12.17।।

"12.17 He who is beyond joy and hate, who neither laments nor desires, to whom good and evil fortunes are the same, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	334.16°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra	75.69°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	2.98°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	312.01°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	140.13°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra	14.98°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
शनि Śani	148.66°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:05 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:43 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:08 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla	17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:43 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:37 – 12:07
Yamaganda	15:08 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla	07:36 – 09:06
Varjyam	06:36 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta	08:54 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:06 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:36 – 09:06 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	09:06 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:37 – 12:07 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:07 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:37 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:08 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:38 – 18:08 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:08 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:38 – 21:08 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:08 – 22:37 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:37 – 00:07 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:07 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:37 – 03:06 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	03:06 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:36 – 06:06 (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 + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834301.27
Julian Day	2422766.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	103.83°

🪷 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 (22.7523°), declination -1.23°, EoT -8.76 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: 1921-03-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)