पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 8, 1962 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.20 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्यक्त्वा कर्मफलासङ्गं नित्यतृप्तो निराश्रयः।

कर्मण्यभिप्रवृत्तोऽपि नैव किञ्चित्करोति सः।।4.20।।

"4.20 Having surrendered all claim to the results of his actions, always contented and independent, in reality he does nothing, even though he is apparently acting." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1369

Malayalam Era: 1138

Nanakshahi: 493

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.70°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	194.62°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	57.76°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	122.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	317.93°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	156.45°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	284.89°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:42
Yamaganda	07:07 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:28 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:42 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:21 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	17:00 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	20:00 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:21 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:07 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Svātī alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849419.27
Julian Day	2437884.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3305°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	86.32°

🪷 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 (23.3305°), declination 16.33°, EoT -5.35 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: 1962-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)