पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 3130 BCE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.12 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।
"12.12 Knowledge is superior to blind action, meditation to mere knowledge, renunciation of the fruit of action to meditation, and where there is renunciation peace will follow." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.12'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 Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.52°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra260.51°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.49°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha208.71°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati233.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra161.11°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani20.26°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:41 – 04:33
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:20 – 05:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:19 – 18:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:31 – 19:04
Amṛta Kāla18:16 – 20:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:04 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:37 – 15:15
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:26 – 07:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:04 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:37 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:37 – 15:15 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:15 – 16:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:53 – 18:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:31 – 19:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:53 – 21:15 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:15 – 22:37 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:37 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:04 – 05:26 (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)-10034.73
Julian Day578430.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.99°
🪷 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 (-47.7866°), declination 14.89°, EoT -0.50 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: -3129-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)