पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 9, 1986 CE

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BG 9.18 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

गतिर्भर्ता प्रभुः साक्षी निवासः शरणं सुहृत्।

प्रभवः प्रलयः स्थानं निधानं बीजमव्ययम्।।9.18।।

"9.18 I am the Goal, the Sustainer, the Lord, the Witness, the Home, the Shelter, the Lover and the Origin; I am Life and Death; I am the Fountain and the Seed Imperishable." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Makara (Tai)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	296.33°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra	296.21°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	220.47°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	302.58°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	304.39°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra	301.44°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani	224.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:08 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:42 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:04 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:16
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:24 – 17:48
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:36
Gulika Kāla	15:00 – 16:24
Varjyam	07:05 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:38 – 08:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:01 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:25 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:49 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:36 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:00 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:24 – 17:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:48 – 19:24 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:24 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:00 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:36 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:49 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:25 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:01 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5087
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858005.27
Julian Day	2446470.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6589°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.71°

🪷 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 (23.6589°), declination -14.82°, EoT -14.50 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: 1986-02-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)