पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 29, 1977 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 1.43 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
दोषैरेतैः कुलघ्नानां वर्णसङ्करकारकैः।

उत्साद्यन्ते जातिधर्माः कुलधर्माश्च शाश्वताः।।1.43।।
"1.43 By the destruction of our lineage and the pollution of blood, ancient class traditions and family purity alike perish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya102.27°KarkaPuṣya P3
चन्द्र Candra262.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala44.65°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha127.63°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati62.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra61.35°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani114.84°KarkaAśleṣā P3

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)17:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:05
Gulika Kāla07:03 – 08:44
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:23 – 07:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:03 – 08:44 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:45 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:05 – 18:45 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:45 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:05 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:45 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:44 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:03 – 05:23 (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 Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854888.27
Julian Day2443353.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5397°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)162.61°
🪷 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 (23.5397°), declination 18.82°, 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: 1977-07-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)