पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 1976 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 10.22 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।

इन्द्रियाणां मनश्चास्मि भूतानामस्मि चेतना।।10.22।।
"10.22 Of the Vedas I am the Hymns, I am the Electric Force in the Powers of Nature; of the senses I am the Mind; and I am the Intelligence in all that lives." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.22'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya116.89°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra332.50°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.69°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha141.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati35.36°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra132.59°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani104.88°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:35 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:19 – 16:57
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:47
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:30 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:19 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:57 – 18:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:57 – 21:19 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:19 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:30 (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)1854538.27
Julian Day2443003.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5263°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)218.12°
🪷 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 (23.5263°), declination 14.68°, EoT -4.56 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: 1976-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)