पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 8, 1903 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.20°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra243.48°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala172.95°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha64.57°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.10°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra129.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani286.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:45
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:38
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 12:03
Varjyam05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:24 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:13 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:38 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:38 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:13 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827838.27
Julian Day2416303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.22°
🪷 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 (22.5052°), declination 22.63°, EoT -4.68 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: 1903-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)