पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 3124 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.11 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यतन्तो योगिनश्चैनं पश्यन्त्यात्मन्यवस्थितम्।यतन्तोऽप्यकृतात्मानो नैनं पश्यन्त्यचेतसः।।15.11।।
"15.11 The saints with great effort find Him within themselves; but not the unintelligent, who in spite of every effort cannot control their minds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.99°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra241.08°DhanuMūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.76°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha204.41°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.99°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra141.19°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani109.51°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:03 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:22 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:20
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:20 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:20 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:59 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 19:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:59 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:20 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:03 – 05:24 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7850.73
Julian Day580614.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.08°
🪷 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 (-47.7031°), declination 17.11°, EoT -2.80 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: -3123-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)