पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 3139 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.62 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम्।।18.62।।
"18.62 With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.62'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.92°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra328.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala190.78°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha170.79°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.26°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra199.16°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani263.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:17
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:43 – 15:23
Yamaganda05:21 – 07:02
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:21 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:43 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:43 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:02 – 05:21 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-13335.73
Julian Day575129.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.9129°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.48°
🪷 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 (-47.9129°), declination 18.77°, EoT -4.18 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: -3138-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)