पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 5, 1998 CE

Also observed today

मीन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mīna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।

"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2055 Khara

Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1405

Malayalam Era: 1174

Nanakshahi: 529

Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	351.23°	Mīna	Revatī P2
चन्द्र Candra	95.29°	Karka	Puṣya P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	0.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
बुध Budha	354.34°	Mīna	Revatī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	320.25°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	304.94°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani	358.44°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:44 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla	18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:42 – 18:16
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:35
Gulika Kāla	15:09 – 16:42
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:41 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:46 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:20 – 08:54 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:54 – 10:27 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:27 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:35 – 15:09 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:09 – 16:42 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:42 – 18:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:16 – 19:42 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:42 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:09 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:35 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:27 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:27 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:54 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:20 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Rāma Navamī Walk (राम नवमी यात्रा)

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.

Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862443.27
Julian Day	2450908.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8287°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	100.92°

🪷 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 (23.8287°), declination 5.93°, EoT -3.10 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: 1998-04-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)