पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 24, 1893 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.40 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति।

नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः।।4.40।।
"4.40 But the ignorant man, and he who has no faith, and the sceptic are lost. Neither in this world nor elsewhere is there any happiness in store for him who always doubts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.40'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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.95°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra225.38°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala114.22°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha122.22°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati35.16°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra122.69°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शनि Śani166.28°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:02 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:23 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:26
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:21 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:02 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:26 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:26 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:07 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:48 – 20:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:07 – 21:26 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:26 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:02 – 05:21 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824203.27
Julian Day2412668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3661°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)124.89°
🪷 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 19.86°, EoT -6.16 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: 1893-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)