पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 1918 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1975 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1840 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1325
Malayalam Era: 1094
Nanakshahi: 449
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra122.17°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.85°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha135.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati78.18°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra118.38°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani118.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:31
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:57
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:31 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:06 – 16:40 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:40 – 18:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:15 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:40 – 21:06 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:06 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:31 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:38 (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)1833375.27
Julian Day2421840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.71°
🪷 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 (22.7169°), declination 7.56°, EoT 1.50 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: 1918-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)