पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 23, 2001 CE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 9.23 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।

"9.23 Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 9.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2058 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1408

Malayalam Era: 1177

Nanakshahi: 532

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	67.79°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	88.85°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	235.83°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha	58.20°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	61.54°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra	22.62°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शनि Śani	44.07°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:00 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:34 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:43 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla	05:09 – 06:51
Varjyam	05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta	08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:09 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	06:51 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:34 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	12:00 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:43 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	15:26 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	20:09 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	21:26 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:43 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	00:00 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:34 – 03:51 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	03:51 – 05:09 (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 + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863618.27
Julian Day	2452083.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	19.13°

🪷 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 (23.8736°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.87 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: 2001-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)