पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 14, 3150 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 4.9 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
जन्म कर्म च मे दिव्यमेवं यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।

त्यक्त्वा देहं पुनर्जन्म नैति मामेति सोऽर्जुन।।4.9।।
"4.9 He who realises the divine truth concerning My birth and life is not born again; and when he leaves his body, he becomes one with Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.9'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.77°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra288.45°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.68°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha196.78°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.95°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra213.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani151.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:34 – 04:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:14 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:18
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:02 – 13:43
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:02
Varjyam05:54 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:21 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:02 – 13:43 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:43 – 15:23 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:23 – 17:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:04 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:04 – 21:23 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:23 – 22:43 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:43 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:21 (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 Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17354.73
Julian Day571110.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0666°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)115.67°
🪷 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 (-48.0666°), declination 19.08°, EoT -4.37 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: -3149-08-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)