पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 9, 1921 CE

Also observed today

विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।

"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.18'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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	54.90°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P1
चन्द्र Candra	93.45°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	61.73°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	80.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	138.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	12.75°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
शनि Śani	145.86°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:30 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:35 – 18:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:47 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla	18:32 – 20:17
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:30 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:40 – 15:22
Yamaganda	05:07 – 06:50
Gulika Kāla	08:32 – 10:15
Varjyam	05:41 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta	08:18 – 08:46

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:07 – 06:50 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	06:50 – 08:32 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:32 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:15 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:57 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:40 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:22 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:05 – 18:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:47 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:05 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:22 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:40 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:57 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:15 – 02:32 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:32 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	03:50 – 05:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834384.27
Julian Day	2422849.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.09°

🪷 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 (22.7555°), declination 22.86°, EoT 1.00 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: 1921-06-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)