पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 22, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.38 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।
"4.38 There is nothing in the world so purifying as wisdom; and he who is a perfect saint finds that at last in his own Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1300
Malayalam Era: 1069
Nanakshahi: 424
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya97.04°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra201.67°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.95°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha121.81°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati34.84°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra120.25°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani166.15°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:26
Gulika Kāla05:20 – 07:01
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:20 – 07:01 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:26 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:48 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:26 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:01 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:01 – 05:20 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824201.27
Julian Day2412666.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)103.04°
🪷 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 (22.3661°), declination 20.27°, EoT -6.10 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: 1893-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)