पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 23, 1898 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya69.12°MithunaĀrdrā P1
चन्द्र Candra111.15°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala20.49°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha61.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati159.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra102.41°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani226.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:19 – 04:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:26
Yamaganda05:09 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:17
Varjyam05:43 – 06:05
Dur Muhūrta 08:21 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:09 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:26 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:26 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:09 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:09 – 21:26 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:26 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:09 (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 Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825998.27
Julian Day2414463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4348°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)45.64°
🪷 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 (22.4348°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.87 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: 1898-06-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)