पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 22, 1944 CE

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अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.9 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।

"18.9 He who performs an obligatory action, because he believes it to be a duty which ought to be done, without any personal desire to do the act or to receive any return - such renunciation is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2001 Hemalambī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1866 Tāraṇa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1351

Malayalam Era: 1120

Nanakshahi: 475

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	125.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	160.49°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.26°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	150.07°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	133.41°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	141.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	74.73°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:15 – 18:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:27 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:12 – 19:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:14 – 16:51
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:01 – 13:37
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:01 – 13:37 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:37 – 15:14 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:14 – 16:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:51 – 18:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:27 – 19:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:51 – 21:14 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:14 – 22:37 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:37 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:01 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:11 – 05:34 (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 Time

Kali Year	5046
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1842859.27
Julian Day	2431324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	38.28°

🪷 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 (23.0797°), declination 11.88°, EoT -2.54 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: 1944-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)