पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 8, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.55 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
भक्त्या मामभिजानाति यावान्यश्चास्मि तत्त्वतः।ततो मां तत्त्वतो ज्ञात्वा विशते तदनन्तरम्।।18.55।।
"18.55 By such devotion, he sees Me, who I am and what I am; and thus realising the Truth, he enters My Kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.55's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
चन्द्र Candra67.27°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala45.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha331.04°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.54°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra278.07°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani101.00°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:10 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:10 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:44 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:41 – 12:10
Varjyam06:45 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:15 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:44 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:41 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:41 – 12:10 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:35 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:35 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:04 – 19:35 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:35 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:10 – 01:41 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:41 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:44 – 06:15 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Mṛgaśīrṣā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865337.27
Julian Day2453802.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9394°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)100.86°
🪷 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 (23.9394°), declination -5.01°, EoT -11.53 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: 2006-03-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)