पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 12, 1953 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.1 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

भूय एव महाबाहो श्रृणु मे परमं वचः।

यत्तेऽहं प्रीयमाणाय वक्ष्यामि हितकाम्यया।।10.1।।
"10.1 "Lord Shri Krishna said: Now, O Prince! Listen to My supreme advice, which I give thee for the sake of thy welfare, for thou art My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya86.19°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra97.06°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.90°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha105.89°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati51.60°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra42.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शनि Śani177.94°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 36 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 23 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:26 – 04:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:07 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:52
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:10
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:15 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:57 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:39 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:03 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:27 – 17:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:10 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:03 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:03 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:39 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:57 – 05:15 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846105.27
Julian Day2434570.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.02°
🪷 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 (23.2038°), declination 22.03°, EoT -5.24 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: 1953-07-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)