पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 3130 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 11.49 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मा ते व्यथा मा च विमूढभावो

दृष्ट्वा रूपं घोरमीदृङ्ममेदम्।

व्यपेतभीः प्रीतमनाः पुनस्त्वं

तदेव मे रूपमिदं प्रपश्य।।11.49।।
"11.49 Be not afraid or bewildered by the terrible vision. Put away thy fear and, with joyful mind, see Me once again in My usual Form."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3072
Śaka Saṁvat: -3207
Bengali Saṁvat: -3722
Malayalam Era: -3953
Nanakshahi: -4598
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.64°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra25.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha194.61°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.95°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani21.66°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:32 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:20
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:25
Yamaganda05:20 – 07:01
Gulika Kāla08:41 – 10:22
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:01 – 08:41 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:03 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:25 – 17:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:05 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:46 – 20:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:05 – 21:25 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:25 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:03 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:41 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:41 – 04:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:01 – 05:20 (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 Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10052.73
Julian Day578412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7873°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.04°
🪷 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 (-47.7873°), declination 19.75°, EoT -4.91 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: -3129-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)