पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 28, 2109 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1516
Malayalam Era: 1285
Nanakshahi: 640
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya99.58°KarkaPuṣya P2
चन्द्र Candra101.42°KarkaPuṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala81.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha124.82°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.16°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra135.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani281.12°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 59 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 Kāla17:05 – 18:46
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:45
Gulika Kāla15:25 – 17:05
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:30 – 08:57

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:44 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:44 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:24 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:45 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:45 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:25 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg17:05 – 18:46 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:46 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga20:05 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:25 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:45 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:24 – 02:44 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:44 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903099.27
Julian Day2491564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.08°
🪷 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 (25.3836°), declination 19.02°, 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: 2109-07-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)