पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 3124 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3066
Śaka Saṁvat: -3201
Bengali Saṁvat: -3716
Malayalam Era: -3947
Nanakshahi: -4592
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.03°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra161.40°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.69°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha195.89°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra138.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani109.07°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:23 – 17:03
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:42
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
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: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
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 Roga05:22 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:23 – 17:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:03 – 18:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:43 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:03 – 21:23 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:23 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:22 (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-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7856.73
Julian Day580608.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.36°
🪷 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 (-47.7033°), declination 18.69°, 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: -3123-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)