पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 21, 1951 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 9.14 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
सततं कीर्तयन्तो मां यतन्तश्च दृढव्रताः।

नमस्यन्तश्च मां भक्त्या नित्ययुक्ता उपासते।।9.14।।
"9.14 Always extolling Me, strenuous, firm in their vows, prostrating themselves before Me, they worship Me continually with concentrated devotion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya94.31°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra305.27°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.95°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha118.50°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.37°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani154.89°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 30 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 29 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:00
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:08 – 18:49 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:49 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:08 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:19 (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 Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845383.27
Julian Day2433848.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1762°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)210.21°
🪷 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 (23.1762°), declination 20.66°, EoT -6.05 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: 1951-07-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)