पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 16, 1901 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 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।
"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.31°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra91.80°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.16°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha87.54°MithunaPunarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.17°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra112.12°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani261.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 34 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 25 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:28 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:09
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:46
Varjyam05:51 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:17 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:59 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:40 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:46 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:46 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:40 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:59 – 05:17 (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 Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827116.27
Julian Day2415581.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4775°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.41°
🪷 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 (22.4775°), declination 21.51°, EoT -5.68 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: 1901-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)