पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 1914 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.2 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ।

तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
"5.2 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Renunciation of action and the path of right action both lead to the highest; of the two, right action is the better." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra0.26°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala174.22°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha150.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati292.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra189.17°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani69.15°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:58 – 18:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:10 – 18:42
Amṛta Kāla17:55 – 19:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:03 – 16:37
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:29
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:40 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 15:03 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:03 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:37 – 18:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:10 – 19:37 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:37 – 21:03 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:03 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5016
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1831918.27
Julian Day2420383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6612°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.78°
🪷 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 (22.6612°), declination 6.09°, EoT 2.92 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: 1914-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)