पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 17, 1965 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.4 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
ततः पदं तत्परिमार्गितव्यम्

यस्मिन्गता न निवर्तन्ति भूयः।

तमेव चाद्यं पुरुषं प्रपद्ये

यतः प्रवृत्तिः प्रसृता पुराणी।।15.4।।
"15.4 Beyond lies the Path, from which, when found, there is no return. This is the Primal God from whence this ancient creation has sprung." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2022 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1887 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1372
Malayalam Era: 1141
Nanakshahi: 496
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.89°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra307.26°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala166.61°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha118.14°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.76°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra116.73°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani324.25°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 32 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 27 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:10 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:24
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:45 – 15:27
Gulika Kāla05:17 – 06:59
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:17 – 06:59 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:59 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:04 – 13:45 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:09 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 03:59 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:59 – 05:17 (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 Time

Kali Year5067
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850493.27
Julian Day2438958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3716°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.81°
🪷 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 (23.3716°), declination 21.26°, EoT -5.77 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: 1965-07-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)