पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 6, 1894 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 16.9 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।
"16.9 Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.14°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra172.36°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.71°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha94.21°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati66.05°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra83.13°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani178.67°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:06 – 08:45
Yamaganda10:25 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:22
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Amṛta05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:06 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:45 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:22 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:22 – 17:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:01 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:40 – 20:01 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:01 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:22 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:45 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:06 – 05:27 (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 Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824581.27
Julian Day2413046.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3806°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)59.28°
🪷 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 (22.3806°), declination 16.76°, EoT -5.59 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: 1894-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)