पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · April 16, 2073 CE

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सीता नवमी · Sītā NavamīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional
मध्वाचार्य जयन्ती · Madhvācārya JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।

"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2130 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1480

Malayalam Era: 1249

Nanakshahi: 604

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	1.81°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P1
चन्द्र Candra	99.32°	Karka	Puṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.78°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	347.12°	Mīna	Revatī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	68.58°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	320.18°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani	208.33°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 46 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 13 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla	18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:46 – 18:22
Yamaganda	11:58 – 13:34
Gulika Kāla	15:10 – 16:46
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:35 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:46 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:58 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:34 – 15:10 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:46 – 18:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:22 – 19:46 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:10 – 22:34 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:34 – 23:58 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:58 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:46 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

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 Navamī + Puṣya alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889848.27
Julian Day	2478313.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	100.88°

🪷 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 (24.8768°), declination 10.29°, EoT 0.02 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: 2073-04-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)