पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3130 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.3 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये त्वक्षरमनिर्देश्यमव्यक्तं पर्युपासते।सर्वत्रगमचिन्त्यं च कूटस्थमचलं ध्रुवम्।।12.3।।
"12.3 Those who worship Me as the Indestructible, the Undefinable, the Omnipresent, the Unthinkable, the Primeval, the Immutable and the Eternal;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.3'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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.55°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra134.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha204.63°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.50°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra150.08°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani21.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 16 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 43 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:41 – 15:20
Gulika Kāla05:23 – 07:02
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:23 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:01 – 13:41 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:41 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:20 – 17:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:00 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:39 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:00 – 21:20 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:41 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10043.73
Julian Day578421.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)315.47°
🪷 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 (-47.7869°), declination 17.53°, EoT -3.05 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: -3129-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)