पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 13, 1926 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya87.07°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra121.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.67°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha114.39°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.78°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra54.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शनि Śani206.97°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:10
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:45
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:15 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:57 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:57 – 05:15 (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 Time

Kali Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836244.27
Julian Day2424709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8267°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.41°
🪷 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 (22.8267°), declination 21.96°, EoT -5.36 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: 1926-07-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)