पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 9, 1967 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 17.12 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अभिसंधाय तु फलं दम्भार्थमपि चैव यत्।इज्यते भरतश्रेष्ठ तं यज्ञं विद्धि राजसम्।।17.12।।
"17.12 Sacrifice which is performed for the sake of its results, or for self-glorification - that, O best of Aryans, is the product of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2024 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1889 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1374
Malayalam Era: 1143
Nanakshahi: 498
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya112.39°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra151.41°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.47°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha97.27°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.67°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra140.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani349.50°MīnaRevatī P1

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)08:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 10 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 49 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:24 – 12:03
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:28 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:24 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:21 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:21 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:21 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:21 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:24 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5069
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851246.27
Julian Day2439711.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4004°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.05°
🪷 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 (23.4004°), declination 16.10°, EoT -5.21 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: 1967-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)