पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 3130 BCE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.7 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तेषामहं समुद्धर्ता मृत्युसंसारसागरात्।भवामि नचिरात्पार्थ मय्यावेशितचेतसाम्।।12.7।।
"12.7 O Arjuna! I rescue them from the ocean of life and death, for their minds are fixed on Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.53°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra188.42°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala154.40°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha207.35°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati232.24°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra154.97°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani20.68°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:18 – 05:24
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 Kāla12:00 – 13:39
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:00
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:24 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:39 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:18 – 16:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:57 – 18:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:57 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:18 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:39 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:24 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-27
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10039.73
Julian Day578425.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.89°
🪷 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 (-47.7868°), declination 16.41°, 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: -3129-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)