पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1992 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.11 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषतः।यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते।।18.11।।
"18.11 But since those still in the body cannot entirely avoid action, in their case abandonment of the fruit of action is considered as complete renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2049 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1399
Malayalam Era: 1168
Nanakshahi: 523
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya120.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra340.16°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala50.38°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
बुध Budha103.23°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra138.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani290.57°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:10 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:17
Varjyam06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:10 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:10 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:10 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860386.27
Julian Day2448851.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7500°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.95°
🪷 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 (23.7500°), declination 13.39°, EoT -3.75 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: 1992-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)