पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1872 CE
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अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
- ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
- हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.35 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
असंशयं महाबाहो मनो दुर्निग्रहं चलं।
अभ्यासेन तु कौन्तेय वैराग्येण च गृह्यते।।6.35।।
"6.35 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Doubtless, O Mighty One, the mind is fickle and exceedingly difficult to restrain, but, O Son of Kunti, with practice and renunciation it can be done." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1929 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1794 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1279
Malayalam Era: 1048
Nanakshahi: 403
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Śravaṇa Pada 4 |
| योग (Yoga) | Śobhana |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Viṣṭi |
| वार (Vāra) | Ravivāra (Sunday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 123.28° | Siṃha | Maghā P1 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 291.45° | Makara | Śravaṇa P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 99.17° | Karka | Puṣya P2 |
| बुध Budha | 145.61° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P4 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 113.47° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 134.12° | Siṃha | Pūrva Phalgunī P1 |
| शनि Śani | 264.48° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P4 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:33 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:31 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:02 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 17:44 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 04:44 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 12 Hours 58 Mins 03 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 11 Hours 01 Mins 57 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:49 – 04:41 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:28 – 05:33 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:36 – 12:28 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:11 – 15:03 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:19 – 18:43 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:31 – 19:03 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:16 – 20:01 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:36 – 00:28 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 16:53 – 18:31 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 12:02 – 13:39 |
| Gulika Kāla | 15:16 – 16:53 |
| Varjyam | 06:05 – 06:26 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 08:34 – 09:00 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Udveg | 05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Chala | 07:10 – 08:47 (neutral) |
| Day-3 Labha | 08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Amṛta | 10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Kāla | 12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Śubha | 13:39 – 15:16 (auspicious) |
| Day-7 Roga | 15:16 – 16:53 (inauspicious) |
| Day-8 Udveg | 16:53 – 18:31 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Śubha | 18:31 – 19:53 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Roga | 19:53 – 21:16 (inauspicious) |
| Night-3 Udveg | 21:16 – 22:39 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Chala | 22:39 – 00:02 (neutral) |
| Night-5 Labha | 00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Amṛta | 01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Kāla | 02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Śubha | 04:10 – 05:33 (auspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 4974 · Kali-4974 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1816558.27 · 4973.6 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2405023.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 22.0737° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 169.60° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 15/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (22.0737°) · declination 13.07° · EoT -3.53 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:1872-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)