पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 30, 1996 CE

Also observed today

कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति · Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)Pan-Hindu
झूलन पूर्णिमा · Jhūlan Pūrṇimā (Rādhā-Krishna swing)Vaishnava
ऋग्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Ṛg-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
यजुर्वेद उपाकर्मन् · Yajur-Veda UpākarmanSmarta
हयग्रीव जयन्ती · Hayagrīva JayantīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.52 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

विविक्तसेवी लघ्वाशी यतवाक्कायमानसः।ध्यानयोगपरो नित्यं वैराग्यं समुपाश्रितः।।18.52।।

"18.52 Enjoying solitude, abstemiousness, his body, mind and speech under perfect control, absorbed in meditation, he becomes free - always filled with the spirit of renunciation." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	103.36°	Karka	Puṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra	277.50°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	69.13°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
बुध Budha	121.88°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.99°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	59.64°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शनि Śani	343.45°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 20 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 39 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:18 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:45 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla	18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:24 – 17:04
Yamaganda	08:44 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:44
Varjyam	05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta	08:31 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:24 – 07:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:04 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:44 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:24 – 17:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:04 – 18:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:45 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:04 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:24 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:44 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:04 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

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

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861829.27
Julian Day	2450294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	174.35°

🪷 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 (23.8052°), declination 18.48°, EoT -6.11 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: 1996-07-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)