पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1893 CE

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अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 5.20 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

न प्रहृष्येत्प्रियं प्राप्य नोद्विजेत्प्राप्य चाप्रियम्।

स्थिरबुद्धिरसम्मूढो ब्रह्मविद्ब्रह्मणि स्थितः।।5.20।।

"5.20 He who knows and lives in the Absolute remains unmoved and unperturbed; he is not elated by pleasure or depressed by pain." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 5.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1950 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1815 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1300

Malayalam Era: 1069

Nanakshahi: 424

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	120.03°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	160.24°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	128.16°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	110.86°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	38.10°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	149.45°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	168.11°	Kanyā	Hasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 02 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 57 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:18 – 16:56
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:40
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:18 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:56 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:33 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:56 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:31 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1824225.27
Julian Day	2412690.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.3670°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	41.15°

🪷 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 (22.3670°), declination 14.05°, EoT -4.18 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: 1893-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)