पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 4, 1919 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.24 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।

"16.24 Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1326

Malayalam Era: 1095

Nanakshahi: 450

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	200.03°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.98°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	127.23°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	98.07°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	149.75°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	126.56°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:05 – 08:45
Yamaganda	10:24 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla	13:43 – 15:23
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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 Amṛta	05:26 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:05 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:45 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	12:04 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:43 – 15:23 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	15:23 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	17:03 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	18:42 – 20:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	20:03 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	21:23 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:24 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:45 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:05 – 05:26 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5021
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1833709.27
Julian Day	2422174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7297°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.35°

🪷 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 (22.7297°), declination 17.57°, EoT -5.79 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: 1919-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)