पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 4, 1937 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 3.41 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।

पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम्।।3.41।।
"3.41 Therefore, O Arjuna, first control thy senses and then slay desire, for it is full of sin, and is the destroyer of knowledge and of wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1994 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1344
Malayalam Era: 1113
Nanakshahi: 468
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.25°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra75.13°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha132.64°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra66.94°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani342.37°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 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 Kāla12:04 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:05 – 08:45
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:04
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:26 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:05 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 17:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:02 – 18:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:42 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:02 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:45 – 04:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:05 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5039
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840284.27
Julian Day2428749.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9812°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)328.92°
🪷 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 (22.9812°), declination 17.40°, 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: 1937-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)