पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 1895 CE

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।
"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1952 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1817 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1302
Malayalam Era: 1071
Nanakshahi: 426
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.31°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra132.39°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha130.03°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati95.34°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra161.89°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani190.94°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:10 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:01
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:33 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:15 – 16:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:51 – 18:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:28 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:51 – 21:15 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:15 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:10 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4997
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824961.27
Julian Day2413426.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3951°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.31°
🪷 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 (22.3951°), declination 12.27°, EoT -2.80 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: 1895-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)