पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 6, 1940 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 16.17 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम्।।16.17।।
"16.17 Self-conceited, stubborn, rich, proud and insolent, they make a display of their patronage, disregarding the rules of decency." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya140.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra194.16°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha142.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.30°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra95.14°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani22.09°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:12 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:40 (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 Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841413.27
Julian Day2429878.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0243°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)50.99°
🪷 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 (23.0243°), declination 6.57°, EoT 2.20 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: 1940-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)