पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 1, 1947 CE

🪷 आज: रक्षा बन्धन — Rakṣā Bandhana / Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā
Sister-brother bond; Brāhmaṇa Upākarma.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.24 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः।

परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।7.24।।
"7.24 The ignorant think of Me, who am the Unmanifested Spirit, as if I were really in human form. They do not understand that My Superior Nature is changeless and most excellent." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2004 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1869 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1354
Malayalam Era: 1123
Nanakshahi: 478
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya104.84°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra273.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala59.04°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha86.64°MithunaPunarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati206.37°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra96.40°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani108.96°KarkaAśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:24 – 17:04
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:44
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:24 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:24 – 17:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:04 – 18:44 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:44 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:04 – 21:24 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:24 – 22:44 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:44 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:24 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5049
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1843933.27
Julian Day2432398.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1207°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)168.69°
🪷 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 (23.1207°), declination 18.27°, EoT -6.02 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: 1947-08-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)