पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 2106 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 5.7 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः।

सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते।।5.7।।
"5.7 He who is spiritual, who is pure, who has overcome his senses and his personal self, who has realised his highest Self as the Self of all, such a one, even though he acts, is not bound by his acts." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.51°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra323.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala173.94°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha123.18°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra159.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani243.52°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:17 – 16:54
Yamaganda08:47 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:39
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:47 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:24 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:54 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:32 – 19:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:17 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:24 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:09 – 05:32 (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 Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902023.27
Julian Day2490488.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3425°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)206.46°
🪷 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 (25.3425°), declination 13.57°, EoT -3.75 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: 2106-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)