पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 8, 1956 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya82.60°MithunaPunarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra80.48°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala324.01°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha69.68°MithunaĀrdrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.75°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra60.41°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani213.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 38 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 21 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:24 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:05 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla17:10 – 18:52
Yamaganda12:03 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:27 – 17:10
Varjyam05:48 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:14 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala06:56 – 08:38 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:38 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 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 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:38 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha03:56 – 05:14 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847197.27
Julian Day2435662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2456°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.65°
🪷 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 (23.2456°), declination 22.50°, EoT -4.68 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: 1956-07-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)