पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 1921 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.22 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.22।।

"18.22 But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1978 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1843 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1328

Malayalam Era: 1097

Nanakshahi: 452

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	127.56°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
चन्द्र Candra	7.74°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.56°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	129.26°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.01°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	89.16°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	152.04°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 51 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 08 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:09 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:14 – 18:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:26 – 18:58
Amṛta Kāla	18:11 – 19:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:00 – 13:36
Yamaganda	07:11 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:24 – 12:00
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:36 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:49 – 18:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:26 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:49 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5023
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1834460.27
Julian Day	2422925.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.7584°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	243.82°

🪷 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 (22.7584°), declination 11.36°, EoT -1.99 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: 1921-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)