पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 23, 1896 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 17.1 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।
"17.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Those who do acts of sacrifice, not according to the scriptures but nevertheless with implicit faith, what is their condition? Is it one of Purity, of Passion or of Ignorance?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya98.22°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra257.60°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala23.63°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha89.81°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.85°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra103.42°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani201.13°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 27 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 32 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:26
Yamaganda05:21 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:23
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:21 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:07 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:48 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:07 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825298.27
Julian Day2413763.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.42°
🪷 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 (22.4080°), declination 20.01°, EoT -6.13 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: 1896-07-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)