पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1938 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1995 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1860 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1345
Malayalam Era: 1114
Nanakshahi: 469
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.02°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra335.65°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala77.11°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha64.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati309.96°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra100.66°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani354.18°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:42
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:08 (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 Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5040
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840605.27
Julian Day2429070.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9934°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.24°
🪷 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 (22.9934°), declination 23.43°, EoT -1.45 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: 1938-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)