पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 17, 1903 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 9.3 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।

अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि।।9.3।।
"9.3 They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.78°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra351.82°MīnaRevatī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.42°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha81.05°MithunaPunarvasu P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati332.14°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra137.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani285.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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)23:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
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 Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:40
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:46 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827847.27
Julian Day2416312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5055°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.97°
🪷 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 (22.5055°), declination 21.43°, EoT -5.77 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: 1903-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)