पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 16, 1921 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 14.21 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाचकैर्लिंगैस्त्रीन्गुणानेतानतीतो भवति प्रभो।किमाचारः कथं चैतांस्त्रीन्गुणानतिवर्तते।।14.21।।

"14.21 Arjuna asked: My Lord! By what signs can he who has transcended the Qualities be recognized? How does he act? How does he live beyond them?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 14.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Jyeṣṭha (Jyeṣṭha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Vṛṣabha (Vaikāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	31.87°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
चन्द्र Candra	140.19°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	45.29°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
बुध Budha	39.62°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	136.99°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	2.28°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
शनि Śani	145.60°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:26 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	06:53 – 08:34
Yamaganda	10:14 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla	13:35 – 15:15
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:08
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:13 – 06:53 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	06:53 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:34 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:14 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:54 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:35 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:15 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:55 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:36 – 19:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:55 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:15 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:35 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:54 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:14 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:34 – 03:53 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	03:53 – 05:13 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834360.27
Julian Day	2422825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7546°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	107.59°

🪷 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 (22.7546°), declination 18.92°, EoT 3.74 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: 1921-05-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)