पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 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 12.4 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
संनियम्येन्द्रियग्रामं सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः।ते प्राप्नुवन्ति मामेव सर्वभूतहिते रताः।।12.4।।
"12.4 Subduing their senses, viewing all conditions of life with the same eye, and working for the welfare of all beings, assuredly they come to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.4'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.55°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra147.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala152.55°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha205.43°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra151.30°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani20.92°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)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:59 – 18:39
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla15:20 – 16:59
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:03 – 08:42 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:42 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:40 – 15:20 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:20 – 16:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:59 – 18:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:39 – 19:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:59 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:20 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:40 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:03 – 05:23 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10042.73
Julian Day578422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.52°
🪷 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 17.26°, 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: -3129-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)