पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 9, 2098 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 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।

"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati

Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta

Bengali Saṁvat: 1505

Malayalam Era: 1274

Nanakshahi: 629

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	23.79°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
चन्द्र Candra	125.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	60.44°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	9.67°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.06°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	56.81°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	148.62°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:30 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:15 – 11:54
Yamaganda	15:14 – 16:53
Gulika Kāla	06:56 – 08:35
Varjyam	05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta	08:22 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:16 – 06:56 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:56 – 08:35 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:35 – 10:15 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:15 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:54 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:14 – 16:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:53 – 18:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:33 – 19:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:53 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:14 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:54 – 01:15 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:15 – 02:35 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:35 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:56 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Maghā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1899002.27
Julian Day	2487467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	100.71°

🪷 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 (25.2269°), declination 17.47°, EoT 3.63 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: 2098-05-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)