पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 19, 2106 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.11 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।

नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।

"6.11 Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat, neither too high nor too low, and covered with a grass mat, a deer skin and a cloth." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1513

Malayalam Era: 1282

Nanakshahi: 637

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	150.44°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	39.84°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	195.44°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	174.70°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.73°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	166.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	243.47°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla	17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:26 – 17:58
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:55 – 16:26
Varjyam	06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:55 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:26 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:58 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:26 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (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 Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1902056.27
Julian Day	2490521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3437°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	250.28°

🪷 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 (25.3437°), declination 1.68°, EoT 6.98 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: 2106-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)