पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 9, 1952 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.36 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
निहत्य धार्तराष्ट्रान्नः का प्रीतिः स्याज्जनार्दन।

पापमेवाश्रयेदस्मान्हत्वैतानाततायिनः।।1.36।।
"1.36 My Lord! What happiness can come from the death of these sons of Dhritarashtra? We shall sin if we kill these desperate men." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.36's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2009 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1874 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1359
Malayalam Era: 1128
Nanakshahi: 483
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.19°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra338.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala206.99°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha120.44°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati26.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
शुक्र Śukra126.32°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani168.05°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:21
Gulika Kāla05:28 – 07:07
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:28 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:21 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:21 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:21 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:07 – 05:28 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845768.27
Julian Day2434233.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1909°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.98°
🪷 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 (23.1909°), declination 15.92°, EoT -5.21 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: 1952-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)