पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 20, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.37 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः।

महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम्।।3.37।।
"3.37 Lord Shri Krishna: It is desire, it is aversion, born of passion. Desire consumes and corrupts everything. It is man's greatest enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.67°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra303.34°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha49.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.99°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra86.99°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani85.05°MithunaPunarvasu P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:59 – 13:42
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:59 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:59 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:08 (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 Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832569.27
Julian Day2421034.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6861°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)234.82°
🪷 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 (22.6861°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.24 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: 1916-06-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)