पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 22, 3174 BCE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 14.2 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।सर्गेऽपि नोपजायन्ते प्रलये न व्यथन्ति च।।14.2।।
"14.2 Dwelling in Wisdom and realising My Divinity, they are not born again when the universe is re-created at the beginning of every cycle, nor are they affected when it is dissolved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3116
Śaka Saṁvat: -3251 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: -3766
Malayalam Era: -3997
Nanakshahi: -4642
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.92°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra87.85°MithunaPunarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala7.90°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha165.95°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati348.43°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra221.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani209.32°TulāViśākhā 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)23:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:37 – 04:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:19 – 16:59
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla12:01 – 13:40
Varjyam05:56 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:01 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:40 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:19 – 16:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:59 – 18:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:38 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:59 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:19 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:40 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:01 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:03 – 05:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-71
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-26112.73
Julian Day562352.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.4015°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.93°
🪷 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 (-48.4015°), declination 17.05°, EoT -2.54 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: -3173-08-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)