पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 14, 1988 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 16.1 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।

दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।
"16.1 "Lord Shri Krishna continued: Fearlessness, clean living, unceasing concentration on wisdom, readiness to give, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, regular study of the scriptures, austerities, candour," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya117.78°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.77°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha128.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati40.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra72.38°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani242.17°DhanuMūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:46 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:56 – 18:34
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:18 – 16:56
Varjyam06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:09 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:18 – 16:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:56 – 18:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:34 – 19:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:56 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:09 – 05:31 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858922.27
Julian Day2447387.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6940°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)18.93°
🪷 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 (23.6940°), declination 14.34°, EoT -4.37 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: 1988-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)