पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 1960 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.18 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कर्मण्यकर्म यः पश्येदकर्मणि च कर्म यः।

स बुद्धिमान् मनुष्येषु स युक्तः कृत्स्नकर्मकृत्।।4.18।।
"4.18 He who can see inaction in action, and action in inaction, is the wisest among men. He is a saint, even though he still acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2017 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1882 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1367
Malayalam Era: 1136
Nanakshahi: 491
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.20°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra298.93°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala57.83°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha142.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati241.53°DhanuMūla P1
शुक्र Śukra158.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani259.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:40 – 18:14
Yamaganda11:57 – 13:31
Gulika Kāla15:05 – 16:40
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:39 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:13 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:31 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:05 – 16:40 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:40 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:14 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:40 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:05 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:31 – 23:57 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:57 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:13 – 05:39 (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 Year5062
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848716.27
Julian Day2437181.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.55°
🪷 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 (23.3037°), declination 7.25°, EoT 1.50 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: 1960-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)