पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 18, 1939 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.41 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।

आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनञ्जय।।4.41।।
"4.41 But the man who has renounced his action for meditation, who has cleft his doubt in twain by the sword of wisdom, who remains always enthroned in his Self, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1996 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1861 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1346
Malayalam Era: 1115
Nanakshahi: 470
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.20°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra161.82°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala271.98°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha110.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati345.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra116.92°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani8.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:54
Gulika Kāla07:09 – 08:47
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:32 – 07:09 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:54 – 18:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:31 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:54 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:39 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:39 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5041
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841028.27
Julian Day2429493.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.39°
🪷 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 (23.0096°), declination 13.45°, EoT -3.53 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: 1939-08-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)