पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 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 9.21 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
ते तं भुक्त्वा स्वर्गलोकं विशालं

क्षीणे पुण्ये मर्त्यलोकं विशन्ति।

एव त्रयीधर्ममनुप्रपन्ना

गतागतं कामकामा लभन्ते।।9.21।।
"9.21 Yet although they enjoy the spacious glories of Paradise, nevertheless, when their merit is exhausted, they are born again into this world of mortals. They have followed the letter of the scriptures, yet because they have sought but to fulfill their own desires, they must de…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.21'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 Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya101.00°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra36.26°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.58°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha128.03°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati351.60°MīnaRevatī P2
शुक्र Śukra141.31°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani155.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:43 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 07:03
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:22 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:43 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:43 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 17:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:06 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:46 – 20:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:06 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:43 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:43 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:22 (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 Daśamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845390.27
Julian Day2433855.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1765°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)293.02°
🪷 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 (23.1765°), declination 19.21°, EoT -6.17 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: 1951-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)