पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 16, 1976 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.28 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः।

संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि।।9.28।।
"9.28 So shall thy action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of renunciation thou shalt come to Me and be free." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1383
Malayalam Era: 1152
Nanakshahi: 507
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya90.11°KarkaPunarvasu P4
चन्द्र Candra324.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala132.32°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha90.94°KarkaPunarvasu P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati31.31°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra98.11°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani101.28°KarkaPuṣya P3

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)21:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:29 – 04:23
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:09 – 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 Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:27 – 17:09
Gulika Kāla06:59 – 08:40
Varjyam05:51 – 06:13
Dur Muhūrta 08:27 – 08:54

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:17 – 06:59 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:59 – 08:40 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:40 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:27 – 17:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:09 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:50 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:09 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:27 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:40 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:40 – 03:59 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:59 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854510.27
Julian Day2442975.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.70°
🪷 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 (23.5253°), declination 21.37°, EoT -5.68 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: 1976-07-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)