पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 18, 1913 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।

"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1970 Akṣaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1835 Pramādī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1320

Malayalam Era: 1089

Nanakshahi: 444

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	92.15°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra	269.74°	Dhanu	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	30.76°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	116.39°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	259.88°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	48.23°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शनि Śani	51.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 32 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 27 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:29 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla	06:59 – 08:41
Varjyam	05:52 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta	08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:18 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:41 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:46 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:46 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:27 – 22:46 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:41 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:59 – 05:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5015
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831501.27
Julian Day	2419966.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	178.99°

🪷 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 (22.6453°), declination 21.17°, EoT -5.86 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: 1913-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)