पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 1922 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।
"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya129.25°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra173.91°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala239.15°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha147.08°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.67°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani163.46°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:35 – 07:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:11 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5024
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834827.27
Julian Day2423292.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7725°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.99°
🪷 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 (22.7725°), declination 10.76°, EoT -1.42 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: 1922-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)