पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.13 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे।सांख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्।।18.13।।
"18.13 I will tell thee now, O Mighty Man, the five causes which, according to the final decision of philosophy, must concur before an action can be accomplished." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya66.15°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra120.73°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala42.27°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha45.64°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati260.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra50.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani342.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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)09:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 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 Kāla10:17 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:25 – 17:08
Gulika Kāla06:51 – 08:34
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:08 – 06:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha06:51 – 08:34 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:34 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:25 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:08 – 18:51 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:08 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:25 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:34 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861790.27
Julian Day2450255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)58.37°
🪷 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 (23.8037°), 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: 1996-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)