पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 11, 1954 CE

Also observed today

पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.16 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ।।16.16।।

"16.16 Perplexed by discordant thoughts, entangled in the snares of desire, infatuated by passion, they sink into the horrors of hell." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga

Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1361

Malayalam Era: 1130

Nanakshahi: 485

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	298.57°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	37.35°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	218.05°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
बुध Budha	316.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	53.33°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra	302.11°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	196.43°	Tulā	Svātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 12 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 47 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:07 – 05:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:40 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:05 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:37 – 18:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:49 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla	17:34 – 19:19
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:37 – 15:01
Yamaganda	06:36 – 08:01
Gulika Kāla	09:25 – 10:49
Varjyam	07:04 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta	09:13 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	06:36 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	08:01 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	09:25 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:49 – 12:13 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:13 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:37 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:01 – 16:25 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:25 – 17:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:49 – 19:25 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:25 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:01 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:37 – 00:13 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:13 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:49 – 03:25 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	03:25 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	05:01 – 06:36 (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 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	5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1846319.27
Julian Day	2434784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	96.83°

🪷 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 (23.2120°), declination -14.25°, EoT -14.58 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: 1954-02-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)