पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 6, 1896 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.18 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
"18.18 Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1303
Malayalam Era: 1072
Nanakshahi: 427
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra120.47°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.82°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha168.54°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.63°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra158.95°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani203.16°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:38 – 18:12
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:30
Gulika Kāla15:04 – 16:38
Varjyam06:11 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 Udveg05:40 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:14 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:30 – 15:04 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:04 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:38 – 18:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:12 – 19:38 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:38 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:04 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:30 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:14 – 05:40 (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 Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825343.27
Julian Day2413808.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4097°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.08°
🪷 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 (22.4097°), declination 6.33°, EoT 2.20 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: 1896-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)