पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 22, 3130 BCE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.5 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
क्लेशोऽधिकतरस्तेषामव्यक्तासक्तचेतसाम्।

अव्यक्ता हि गतिर्दुःखं देहवद्भिरवाप्यते।।12.5।।
"12.5 But they who thus fix their attention on the Absolute and Impersonal encounter greater hardships, for it is difficult for those who possess a body to realise Me as without one." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.54°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra160.50°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.17°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha206.15°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati231.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra152.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani20.84°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 45 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
Yamaganda10:21 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:40 – 15:19
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:24 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:40 – 15:19 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:19 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:58 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:38 – 19:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:58 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:19 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:40 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 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-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10041.73
Julian Day578423.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7869°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)339.96°
🪷 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 16.98°, EoT -2.54 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: -3129-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)