पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 7, 1921 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।

"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.22°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	156.09°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	100.66°	Karka	Puṣya P3
बुध Budha	96.14°	Karka	Puṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.58°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	69.88°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	150.14°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	21:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 12 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 47 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla	18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:01 – 18:40
Yamaganda	12:04 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla	15:22 – 17:01
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:27 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:06 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:45 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:04 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:43 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:22 – 17:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:01 – 18:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:40 – 20:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:01 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:22 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:43 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:45 – 04:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:06 – 05:27 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834443.27
Julian Day	2422908.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7578°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.62°

🪷 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 (22.7578°), declination 16.63°, EoT -5.48 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: 1921-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)