पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1918 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 6.6 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
बन्धुरात्माऽऽत्मनस्तस्य येनात्मैवात्मना जितः।

अनात्मनस्तु शत्रुत्वे वर्तेतात्मैव शत्रुवत्।।6.6।।
"6.6 To him who has conquered his lower nature by Its help, the Self is a friend, but to him who has not done so, It is an enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.76°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra185.57°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.85°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha143.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati74.24°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra91.57°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani115.95°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:45 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:30 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:08 – 05:30 (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 Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833353.27
Julian Day2421818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7161°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.10°
🪷 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 (22.7161°), declination 14.98°, EoT -4.56 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: 1918-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)