पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 2, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.69 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
या निशा सर्वभूतानां तस्यां जागर्ति संयमी।

यस्यां जाग्रति भूतानि सा निशा पश्यतो मुनेः।।2.69।।
"2.69 The saint is awake when the world sleeps, and he ignores that for which the world lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.69's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya76.85°MithunaĀrdrā P4
चन्द्र Candra165.57°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha97.49°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati244.63°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra80.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani262.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 41 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 18 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:22 – 04:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:03 – 05:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:27
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:36 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:11 – 06:54
Varjyam05:45 – 06:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:23 – 08:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:11 – 06:54 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:54 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:36 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:52 – 20:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:36 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:36 – 03:54 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:54 – 05:11 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848652.27
Julian Day2437117.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3012°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)92.57°
🪷 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 (23.3012°), declination 23.05°, EoT -3.66 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: 1960-07-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)