पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 22, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.10 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
प्रयाणकाले मनसाऽचलेन

भक्त्या युक्तो योगबलेन चैव।

भ्रुवोर्मध्ये प्राणमावेश्य सम्यक्

स तं परं पुरुषमुपैति दिव्यम्।।8.10।।
"8.10 He who leaves the body with mind unmoved and filled with devotion, by the power of his meditation gathering between his eyebrows his whole vital energy, attains the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya95.57°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra112.52°KarkaAśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala348.98°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha75.16°MithunaĀrdrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati267.21°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra51.80°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani274.40°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:22
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:04
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:56

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:45 – 15:26 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:26 – 17:07 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:07 – 18:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:48 – 20:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:07 – 21:26 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:26 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:45 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:20 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870587.27
Julian Day2459052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1401°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.79°
🪷 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 (24.1401°), declination 20.21°, EoT -6.10 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: 2020-07-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)