पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 4, 1942 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।

"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu

Bengali Saṁvat: 1349

Malayalam Era: 1118

Nanakshahi: 473

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	107.98°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	18.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	129.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
बुध Budha	110.02°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	79.81°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	81.92°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शनि Śani	47.50°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī 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)	23:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 16 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 43 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:19 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla	18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:23 – 17:03
Yamaganda	08:45 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:43
Varjyam	05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:26 – 07:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:05 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:45 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:43 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:23 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:03 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:42 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:03 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:23 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:43 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:45 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:45 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:05 – 05:26 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842110.27
Julian Day	2430575.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0510°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	269.29°

🪷 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 (23.0510°), declination 17.46°, 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: 1942-08-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)