पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 4, 1929 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.42 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सङ्करो नरकायैव कुलघ्नानां कुलस्य च।

पतन्ति पितरो ह्येषां लुप्तपिण्डोदकक्रियाः।।1.42।।
"1.42 Promiscuity ruins both the family and those who defile it; while the souls of our ancestors droop, through lack of the funeral cakes and ablutions." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1986 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1851 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1336
Malayalam Era: 1105
Nanakshahi: 460
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.30°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.55°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.83°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha113.53°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati48.90°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra66.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani241.87°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:02 – 18:42
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla15:23 – 17:02
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:26 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:05 – 08:45 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:45 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:43 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:23 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:42 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:02 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:23 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:43 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:45 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:05 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5031
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837362.27
Julian Day2425827.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8694°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)345.98°
🪷 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 (22.8694°), declination 17.42°, EoT -5.79 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: 1929-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)