पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 3114 BCE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।

"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: -3056

Śaka Saṁvat: -3191 Prabhava

Bengali Saṁvat: -3706

Malayalam Era: -3937

Nanakshahi: -4582

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.45°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	33.96°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	274.27°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	158.06°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	17.69°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	145.03°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	218.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 22 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 37 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla	18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:03 – 18:43
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:43
Gulika Kāla	15:23 – 17:03
Varjyam	05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta	08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:21 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:02 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:43 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:23 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:03 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:43 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:03 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:23 – 22:43 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:43 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:42 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:02 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:

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

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-11
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-4204.73
Julian Day	584260.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.5636°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	220.51°

🪷 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 (-47.5636°), declination 18.80°, EoT -4.18 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: -3113-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)