पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.16 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं क्रतुरहं यज्ञः स्वधाऽहमहमौषधम्।

मंत्रोऽहमहमेवाज्यमहमग्निरहं हुतम्।।9.16।।
"9.16 I am the Oblation, the Sacrifice and the Worship; I am the Fuel and the Chant, I am the Butter offered to the fire, I am the Fire itself, and I am the Act of offering." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.84°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra324.38°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.04°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha158.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.62°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra194.11°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.57°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:51
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:49 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:51 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:22 – 17:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:52 – 19:22 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:51 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:49 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:17 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:17 – 05:46 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869920.27
Julian Day2458385.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1146°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)167.18°
🪷 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 (24.1146°), declination -0.38°, EoT 8.79 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: 2018-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)