पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · February 18, 1996 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.23 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

उपद्रष्टाऽनुमन्ता च भर्ता भोक्ता महेश्वरः।

परमात्मेति चाप्युक्तो देहेऽस्मिन्पुरुषः परः।।13.23।।

"13.23 Thus in the body of man dwells the Supreme God; He who sees and permits, upholds and enjoys, the Highest God and the Highest Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	304.86°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra	291.71°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	308.24°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha	279.73°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.96°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	346.78°	Mīna	Revatī P1
शनि Śani	330.18°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:13 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 21 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 38 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:01 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:35 – 06:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:50 – 12:35
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:50 – 00:35

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:28 – 17:53
Yamaganda	12:13 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:03 – 16:28
Varjyam	07:00 – 07:18
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:33

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)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (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	06:32 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:57 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:22 – 10:47 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:47 – 12:13 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:13 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:03 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:03 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:28 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:53 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:28 – 21:03 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:03 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:13 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:13 – 01:47 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:47 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:22 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:57 – 06:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Dhaniṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861666.27
Julian Day	2450131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7989°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	348.38°

🪷 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 (23.7989°), declination -11.94°, EoT -14.43 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: 1996-02-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)