पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1922 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 7.20 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः।

तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया।।7.20।।
"7.20 They in whom wisdom is obscured by one desire or the other, worship the lesser Powers, practising many rites which vary according to their temperaments." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra19.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala234.82°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha127.67°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.75°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra163.47°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani162.31°KanyāHasta P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:56
Yamaganda08:46 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:40
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:46 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:34 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:56 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:46 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:31 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5024
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834816.27
Julian Day2423281.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.45°
🪷 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 (22.7720°), declination 14.36°, EoT -4.18 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: 1922-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)