पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 16, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.8 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
शरीरं यदवाप्नोति यच्चाप्युत्क्रामतीश्वरः।गृहीत्वैतानि संयाति वायुर्गन्धानिवाशयात्।।15.8।।
"15.8 When the Supreme Lord enters a body or leaves it, He gathers these senses together and travels on with them, as the wind gathers perfume while passing through the flowers." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya62.93°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.11°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala357.70°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha56.20°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati106.31°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra57.93°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani201.83°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:24 – 17:07
Yamaganda08:33 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:41
Varjyam05:42 – 06:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:19 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Roga05:07 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:50 – 08:33 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:33 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:24 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:07 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:24 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:33 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:33 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:50 – 05:07 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825261.27
Julian Day2413726.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4066°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.65°
🪷 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 (22.4066°), declination 23.35°, EoT -0.40 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: 1896-06-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)