पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 3139 BCE

Also observed today

सङ्कष्टी चतुर्थी · Saṅkaṣṭī CaturthīPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।

"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.68'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Rohiṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.87°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	44.74°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	194.90°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	181.18°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	324.71°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	206.59°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	263.24°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	09:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 15 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 44 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:38 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:01 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:03 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla	10:22 – 12:01
Varjyam	05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta	08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:23 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:01 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:20 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:59 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:38 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:59 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:20 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:03 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	-36
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	-13329.73
Julian Day	575135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	-47.9126°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	224.87°

🪷 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 (-47.9126°), declination 17.20°, EoT -2.80 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: -3138-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)