पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 10, 1991 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 6.28 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी विगतकल्मषः।

सुखेन ब्रह्मसंस्पर्शमत्यन्तं सुखमश्नुते।।6.28।।
"6.28 Thus, free from sin, abiding always in the Eternal, the saint enjoys without effort the Bliss which flows from realisation of the Infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya113.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra112.33°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala142.25°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha132.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati118.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra132.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani278.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:46 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:29 – 07:07
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:29 – 07:07 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:38 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:59 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:46 – 04:07 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:07 – 05:29 (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 Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860013.27
Julian Day2448478.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.25°
🪷 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 (23.7357°), declination 15.76°, EoT -5.06 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: 1991-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)