पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 3124 BCE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.14 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अहं वैश्वानरो भूत्वा प्राणिनां देहमाश्रितः।प्राणापानसमायुक्तः पचाम्यन्नं चतुर्विधम्।।15.14।।
"15.14 Becoming the fire of life, I pass into their bodies and, uniting with the vital streams of Prana and Apana, I digest the various kinds of food." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3066
Śaka Saṁvat: -3201
Bengali Saṁvat: -3716
Malayalam Era: -3947
Nanakshahi: -4592
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.98°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.60°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.80°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha208.14°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati84.15°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra142.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani109.70°KarkaĀśleṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
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 Kāla13:39 – 15:18
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:03
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:21
Varjyam05:57 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:39 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:39 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:18 – 16:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:57 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:36 – 19:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:57 – 21:18 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:18 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:39 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:03 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-21
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-7847.73
Julian Day580617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7030°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.62°
🪷 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 (-47.7030°), declination 16.25°, 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: -3123-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)