पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 18, 1931 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 2.7 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
कार्पण्यदोषोपहतस्वभावः

पृच्छामि त्वां धर्मसंमूढचेताः।

यच्छ्रेयः स्यान्निश्िचतं ब्रूहि तन्मे

शिष्यस्तेऽहं शाधि मां त्वां प्रपन्नम्।।2.7।।
"2.7 My heart is oppressed with pity; and my mind confused as to what my duty is. Therefore, my Lord, tell me what is best for my spiritual welfare, for I am Thy disciple. Please direct me, I pray." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya91.57°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra125.65°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.21°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha111.23°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.88°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra78.34°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शनि Śani267.15°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:46 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:18 – 06:59
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Kāla05:18 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:46 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:46 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:46 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:46 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:18 (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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838075.27
Julian Day2426540.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8967°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)31.99°
🪷 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 (22.8967°), declination 21.22°, EoT -5.86 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: 1931-07-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)