पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 18, 1993 CE

Also observed today

प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.5 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

उद्धरेदात्मनाऽऽत्मानं नात्मानमवसादयेत्।

आत्मैव ह्यात्मनो बन्धुरात्मैव रिपुरात्मनः।।6.5।।

"6.5 Let him seek liberation by the help of his Highest Self, and let him never disgrace his own Self. For that Self is his only friend; yet it may also be his enemy." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1400

Malayalam Era: 1169

Nanakshahi: 524

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	63.06°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
चन्द्र Candra	38.27°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	123.27°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
बुध Budha	87.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	161.35°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	17.55°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शनि Śani	306.43°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	03:59 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:31 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:38 – 19:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:50 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla	18:35 – 20:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:31 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:25 – 17:07
Gulika Kāla	06:50 – 08:33
Varjyam	05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta	08:20 – 08:47

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:08 – 06:50 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	06:50 – 08:33 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:33 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:25 – 17:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:07 – 18:50 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:50 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:07 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:25 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:42 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:33 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:33 – 03:50 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	03:50 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-04 — Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860691.27
Julian Day	2449156.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7617°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	334.45°

🪷 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 (23.7617°), declination 23.40°, EoT -0.82 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: 1993-06-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)