पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 1959 CE

Also observed today

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BG 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga

महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।

"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2016 Paridhāvi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1366

Malayalam Era: 1135

Nanakshahi: 490

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	24.40°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	37.41°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	83.68°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	1.24°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	215.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	65.46°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	253.92°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:36 – 10:15
Yamaganda	13:34 – 15:13
Gulika Kāla	05:17 – 06:56
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

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 Kāla	05:17 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:56 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:54 – 13:34 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:34 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:13 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:53 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:32 – 19:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:53 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:13 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:54 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:15 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:36 – 03:56 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:56 – 05:17 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848232.27
Julian Day	2436697.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2851°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	15.15°

🪷 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 (23.2851°), declination 17.10°, EoT 3.63 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: 1959-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)