पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 9, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: कुम्भ सङ्क्रान्ति — Kumbha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Aquarius; Kumbha-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.21 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

हृषीकेशं तदा वाक्यमिदमाह महीपते।

सेनयोरुभयोर्मध्ये रथं स्थापय मेऽच्युत।।1.21।।
"1.21 Raising his bow, spoke this to the Lord Shri Krishna: O Infallible! Lord of the earth! Please draw up my chariot betwixt the two armies," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya323.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra112.49°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.73°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha339.86°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.26°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra305.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani226.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:05 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:09 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:53 – 18:17
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:05 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:50 – 19:35
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:36 – 18:05
Yamaganda12:09 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla15:07 – 16:36
Varjyam06:44 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:43 – 09:12 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:12 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:09 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:09 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:07 – 16:36 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:36 – 18:05 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:05 – 19:36 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:36 – 21:07 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:38 – 00:09 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:09 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:12 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:12 – 04:43 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:43 – 06:14 (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 Time

Kali Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901132.27
Julian Day2489597.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3084°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.54°
🪷 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 (25.3084°), declination -4.52°, EoT -11.28 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: 2104-03-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)