पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 6, 1914 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 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1321
Malayalam Era: 1090
Nanakshahi: 445
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya110.07°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra290.25°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.12°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha92.04°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.21°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra153.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani66.27°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:22
Yamaganda05:27 – 07:06
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:24
Varjyam06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:27 – 07:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:06 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:02 – 18:41 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:41 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:22 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:06 – 05:27 (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 Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831885.27
Julian Day2420350.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.88°
🪷 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 (22.6599°), declination 16.99°, EoT -5.59 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: 1914-08-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)