पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 24, 3139 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.40 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः।।18.40।।
"18.40 There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3081
Śaka Saṁvat: -3216
Bengali Saṁvat: -3731
Malayalam Era: -3962
Nanakshahi: -4607
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra35.97°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala175.96°KanyāCitrā P1
बुध Budha137.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.95°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani262.63°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:21 – 15:15
Godhūli Muhūrta18:42 – 19:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:54 – 19:28
Amṛta Kāla18:39 – 20:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:47
Yamaganda06:57 – 08:39
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:04
Varjyam05:49 – 06:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (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 · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:15 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta06:57 – 08:39 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:39 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:47 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:47 – 15:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:29 – 17:11 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:11 – 18:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:54 – 20:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:11 – 21:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:29 – 22:47 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:47 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:39 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg03:57 – 05:15 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-13357.73
Julian Day575107.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.9137°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.67°
🪷 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 (-47.9137°), declination 22.66°, EoT -6.16 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: -3138-07-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)