पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 1962 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.33 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।

सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।

"4.33 The sacrifice of wisdom is superior to any material sacrifice, for, O Arjuna, the climax of action is always Realisation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2019 Rākṣasa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1884 Śubhakṛt

Bengali Saṁvat: 1369

Malayalam Era: 1138

Nanakshahi: 493

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.18°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	16.02°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	66.30°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha	144.49°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	316.40°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra	170.32°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
शनि Śani	283.97°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	11:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 55 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 04 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:15 – 16:52
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:01 – 13:38
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:33 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:38 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:15 – 16:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:52 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:28 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:52 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:38 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:01 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:10 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5064
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849432.27
Julian Day	2437897.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3310°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	248.85°

🪷 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 (23.3310°), declination 12.33°, EoT -2.80 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: 1962-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)