पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 1977 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 2.19 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga

य एनं वेत्ति हन्तारं यश्चैनं मन्यते हतम्।

उभौ तौ न विजानीतो नायं हन्ति न हन्यते।।2.19।।

"2.19 He who thinks that the Spirit kills, and he who thinks of It as killed, are both ignorant. The Spirit kills not, nor is It killed." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 2.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1384

Malayalam Era: 1153

Nanakshahi: 508

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.34°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	201.21°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	59.87°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
बुध Budha	147.58°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	66.37°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra	87.84°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	117.77°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:29 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:28
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:15 – 16:51
Varjyam	06:06 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:10 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:15 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:15 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:28 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:15 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:10 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854911.27
Julian Day	2443376.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.71°

🪷 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 (23.5406°), declination 12.21°, EoT -2.80 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: 1977-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)