पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 1943 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।

"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla 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)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.29°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	287.23°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	32.49°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
बुध Budha	142.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	107.47°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra	148.27°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	61.24°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	04:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 03 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 56 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:56 – 18:34
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla	15:18 – 16:56
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:31 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:08 – 08:46 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:46 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:34 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:40 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:08 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5045
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842486.27
Julian Day	2430951.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0654°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	169.80°

🪷 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 (23.0654°), declination 14.38°, EoT -4.18 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: 1943-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)