पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 3114 BCE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3056
Śaka Saṁvat: -3191 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: -3706
Malayalam Era: -3937
Nanakshahi: -4582
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.39°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra155.14°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala279.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha169.35°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati16.53°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra156.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani219.64°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:36 – 19:09
Amṛta Kāla18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:18 – 16:57
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:39
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:24 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:39 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:18 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:57 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:57 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:18 – 22:39 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:39 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:24 (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 Year-11
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-4195.73
Julian Day584269.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.75°
🪷 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 (-47.5633°), declination 16.38°, EoT -1.99 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: -3113-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)