पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 29, 1969 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.3 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।

"18.3 Some philosophers say that all action is evil and should be abandoned. Others that acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2026 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1891 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1376

Malayalam Era: 1145

Nanakshahi: 500

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	102.32°	Karka	Puṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra	281.16°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	221.57°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
बुध Budha	109.88°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.20°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	61.12°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani	15.56°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:25 – 17:05
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:03 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:25 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:05 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:45 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:05 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:03 – 05:23 (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 Śukla Pūrṇimā + Śravaṇa alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5071
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851966.27
Julian Day	2440431.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4280°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	179.36°

🪷 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 (23.4280°), declination 18.83°, EoT -6.15 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: 1969-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)