पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 10, 1918 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 5.1 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।

यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्िचतम्।।5.1।।
"5.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! At one moment Thou praisest renunciation of action; at another, right action. Tell me truly, I pray, which of these is the more conducive to my highest welfare?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya84.25°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra104.58°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.40°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha99.72°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati67.07°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra50.95°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani111.70°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:45
Yamaganda06:56 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:03
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:14 – 06:56 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:56 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:28 – 17:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:10 – 18:52 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:10 – 21:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:28 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:56 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833319.27
Julian Day2421784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7148°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.60°
🪷 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 (22.7148°), declination 22.36°, EoT -4.97 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: 1918-07-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)