पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 20, 1926 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 8.23 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
यत्र काले त्वनावृत्तिमावृत्तिं चैव योगिनः।

प्रयाता यान्ति तं कालं वक्ष्यामि भरतर्षभ।।8.23।।
"8.23 *Now I will tell thee, O Arjuna, of the times at which, if the mystics go forth, they do not return, and at which they go forth only to return." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.74°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra206.15°TulāViśākhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.98°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha118.65°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati304.14°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra63.14°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani206.88°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 31 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 28 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:30 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:11 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:41 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Varjyam05:52 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:00 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:41 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:50 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 02:41 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:41 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:00 – 05:19 (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 Śukla Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5028
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836251.27
Julian Day2424716.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8269°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)114.72°
🪷 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 (22.8269°), declination 20.84°, EoT -5.99 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: 1926-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)