पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 1895 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 6.16 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नतः।

न चातिस्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन।।6.16।।
"6.16 Meditation is not for him who eats too much, not for him who eats not at all; not for him who is overmuch addicted to sleep, not for him who is always awake." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya115.69°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra355.15°MīnaRevatī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha109.92°KarkaAśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati93.24°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra157.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani190.30°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:58 – 18:37
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:41
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:58
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:29 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:08 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:41 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:37 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:58 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:41 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:08 – 05:29 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824951.27
Julian Day2413416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3947°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.62°
🪷 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 (22.3947°), declination 15.41°, EoT -4.91 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: 1895-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)