पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 30, 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 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।
"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya103.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra288.89°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala156.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha129.51°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.54°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra93.05°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani266.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:23 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:44 – 10:24
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:44 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:45 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:44 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:44 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838087.27
Julian Day2426552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8971°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.68°
🪷 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 (22.8971°), declination 18.79°, EoT -6.11 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: 1931-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)