पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 27, 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 17.5 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः।दम्भाहङ्कारसंयुक्ताः कामरागबलान्विताः।।17.5।।
"17.5 Those who practise austerities not commanded by scripture, who are slaves to hypocrisy and egotism, who are carried away by the fury of desire and passion," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra308.89°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala26.29°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
बुध Budha98.14°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.72°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra108.35°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani201.19°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:43
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:25
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:43 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:43 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:06 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:06 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:43 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:23 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825302.27
Julian Day2413767.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4082°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)209.28°
🪷 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 (22.4082°), declination 19.15°, EoT -6.18 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: 1896-07-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)