पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 3150 BCE

🪷 आज: महाष्टमी — Mahā-Aṣṭamī (Durgā-Aṣṭamī)
8th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Mahiṣāsura-mardinī kṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.7 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Sambhavāmi Yuge Yuge · Krishna's avatāra-anchor
यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।

अभ्युत्थानमधर्मस्य तदाऽऽत्मानं सृजाम्यहम्।।4.7।।
"4.7 Whenever spirituality decays and materialism is rampant, then, O Arjuna, I reincarnate Myself!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.7's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3092
Śaka Saṁvat: -3227
Bengali Saṁvat: -3742
Malayalam Era: -3973
Nanakshahi: -4618
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.80°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra264.55°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha193.92°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra210.97°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani151.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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)12:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 42 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 Kāla13:44 – 15:24
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 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: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Amṛta05:20 – 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 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:44 – 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 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:44 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17356.73
Julian Day571108.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)93.76°
🪷 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 (-48.0666°), declination 19.55°, 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: -3149-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)