पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 2104 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.85°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra166.60°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.11°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha103.93°KarkaPuṣya P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati303.82°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra118.75°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani220.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:44
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:45 – 15:25
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:44 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:45 – 15:25 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:25 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:46 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:25 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:44 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:44 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901273.27
Julian Day2489738.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3138°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.29°
🪷 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 (25.3138°), declination 18.98°, EoT -6.17 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: 2104-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)