पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1914 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.30 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।

सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः।।4.30।।

"4.30 Others, controlling their diet, sacrifice their worldly life to the spiritual fire. All understand the principal of sacrifice, and by its means their sins are washed away." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1971 Prabhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1836 Ānanda

Bengali Saṁvat: 1321

Malayalam Era: 1090

Nanakshahi: 445

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	128.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	176.06°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.14°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	123.77°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	293.77°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	174.32°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	68.09°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 50 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 09 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:12 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:12 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1831904.27
Julian Day	2420369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6607°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	45.52°

🪷 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 (22.6607°), declination 11.12°, EoT -1.71 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: 1914-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)