पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 5, 1950 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2007 Śobhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1872 Vikṛti
Bengali Saṁvat: 1357
Malayalam Era: 1126
Nanakshahi: 481
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya108.89°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra10.18°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.15°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha132.06°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati312.87°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra83.52°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani144.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:45 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:43 – 15:23
Gulika Kāla05:26 – 07:06
Varjyam05:59 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:26 – 07:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:43 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:43 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:23 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:41 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:23 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:45 – 04:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:06 – 05:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Saptamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5052
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845033.27
Julian Day2433498.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1628°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)261.93°
🪷 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 (23.1628°), declination 17.18°, EoT -5.70 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: 1950-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)