पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.8 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः।

भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात्।।9.8।।
"9.8 With the help of Nature, again and again I pour forth the whole multitude of beings, whether they will or no, for they are ruled by My Will." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.03°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra228.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala276.73°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha144.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati205.25°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra190.08°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani248.39°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 18:01
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:29
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 18:01 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:01 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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 Śukla Saptamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869912.27
Julian Day2458377.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1143°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.43°
🪷 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 (24.1143°), declination 2.72°, EoT 5.87 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: 2018-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)