पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.46 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यदि मामप्रतीकारमशस्त्रं शस्त्रपाणयः।

धार्तराष्ट्रा रणे हन्युस्तन्मे क्षेमतरं भवेत्।।1.46।।
"1.46 If, on the contrary, the sons of Dhritarashtra, with weapons in their hand, should slay me, unarmed and unresisting, surely that would be better for my welfare!"" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.46's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.39°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra221.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala316.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha44.23°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.84°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra68.85°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शनि Śani214.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:42 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:08 – 06:51
Gulika Kāla08:34 – 10:17
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:08 – 06:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:34 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:42 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:51 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:42 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:34 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta03:51 – 05:08 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847180.27
Julian Day2435645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2449°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)155.17°
🪷 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 (23.2449°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 1956-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)