पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 28, 1931 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।

"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1338

Malayalam Era: 1107

Nanakshahi: 462

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	284.27°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra	26.13°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	104.88°	Karka	Puṣya P4
बुध Budha	260.27°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	80.52°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	238.41°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	264.35°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:49 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:00 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:39 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:11 – 13:33
Yamaganda	08:05 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla	10:49 – 12:11
Varjyam	07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta	09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	06:44 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:33 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:55 – 16:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:17 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:39 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:17 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:55 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:33 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	05:05 – 06:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1837904.27
Julian Day	2426369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.8901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	104.92°

🪷 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 (22.8901°), declination -18.48°, EoT -12.97 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: 1931-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)