पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 18, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: रथ यात्रा — Ratha-Yātrā (Jagannātha Puri)
Jagannātha's annual ratha-yātrā at Puri.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya63.16°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra77.28°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.62°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha49.49°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati53.12°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra17.72°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शनि Śani110.11°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:33 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla05:08 – 06:50
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:08 – 06:50 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha06:50 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:33 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:59 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:50 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:50 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:59 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:33 – 03:50 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha03:50 – 05:08 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854847.27
Julian Day2443312.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5381°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.77°
🪷 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 (23.5381°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 1977-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)