पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 1943 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.8 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।

युक्त इत्युच्यते योगी समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।।6.8।।
"6.8 He who desires nothing but wisdom and spiritual insight, who has conquered his senses and who looks with the same eye upon a lump of earth, a stone or fine gold, is a real saint." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2000 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1865 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1350
Malayalam Era: 1119
Nanakshahi: 474
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.04°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra55.87°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala21.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
बुध Budha112.57°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.50°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra142.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani59.45°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:43
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:04
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:22 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:43 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:25 – 17:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:06 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:06 – 21:25 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:25 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:43 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:43 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:22 (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 Year5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842468.27
Julian Day2430933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)312.77°
🪷 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 (23.0647°), declination 19.23°, EoT -6.17 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: 1943-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)