पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1994 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 17.11 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
"17.11 Sacrifice is Pure when it is offered by one who does not covet the fruit thereof, when it is done according to the commands of scripture, and with implicit faith that the sacrifice is a duty." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.68°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra212.31°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala27.07°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha72.38°MithunaĀrdrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati191.23°TulāSvātī P2
शुक्र Śukra103.02°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani318.57°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:42
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861059.27
Julian Day2449524.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7757°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.78°
🪷 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 (23.7757°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 1994-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)