पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 3150 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.11 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ये यथा मां प्रपद्यन्ते तांस्तथैव भजाम्यहम्।

मम वर्त्मानुवर्तन्ते मनुष्याः पार्थ सर्वशः।।4.11।।
"4.11 Howsoever men try to worship Me, so do I welcome them. By whatever path they travel, it leads to Me at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.11'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 Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya174.76°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra312.47°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha199.49°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.67°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra215.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani151.62°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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)15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 21 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 38 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 12:02
Yamaganda15:22 – 17:03
Gulika Kāla07:02 – 08:42
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:21 – 07:02 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:42 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:03 – 18:43 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:43 – 20:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:03 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:42 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:42 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:02 – 05:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17352.73
Julian Day571112.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.71°
🪷 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 (-48.0665°), declination 18.60°, EoT -3.97 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: -3149-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)