पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 3150 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 4.12 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
काङ्क्षन्तः कर्मणां सिद्धिं यजन्त इह देवताः।

क्षिप्रं हि मानुषे लोके सिद्धिर्भवति कर्मजा।।4.12।।
"4.12 Those who look for success, worship the Powers; and in this world their actions bear immediate fruit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.12'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 Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.75°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra324.69°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha200.78°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.52°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra216.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani151.74°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:22 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:15
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:42 – 15:22
Gulika Kāla05:22 – 07:02
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 Kāla05:22 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:42 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:42 – 15:22 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:22 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:42 – 20:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:02 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:22 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:42 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:02 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:02 – 05:22 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-47
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-17351.73
Julian Day571113.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0665°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.94°
🪷 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 18.35°, EoT -3.75 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: -3149-08-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)