पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 3139 BCE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.95°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra287.93°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.73°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha165.70°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra195.45°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani262.91°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:33 – 18:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:45 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:30 – 20:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:01 – 08:42
Yamaganda10:22 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:43 – 15:24
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:01 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:43 – 15:24 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:24 – 17:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta17:05 – 18:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:45 – 20:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha20:05 – 21:24 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:24 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:43 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:42 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:01 – 05:20 (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-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-13338.73
Julian Day575126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.9130°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.98°
🪷 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 (-47.9130°), declination 19.48°, EoT -4.74 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: -3138-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)