पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 14, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.7 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
"14.7 Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.41°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra30.59°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala58.31°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha142.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra80.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani146.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:18 – 16:56
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:31 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:56 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:18 – 22:40 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Navamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866592.27
Julian Day2455057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)276.49°
🪷 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 (23.9874°), declination 14.37°, EoT -4.37 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: 2009-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)