पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 3193 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 16.15 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
"16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3135
Śaka Saṁvat: -3270
Bengali Saṁvat: -3785
Malayalam Era: -4016
Nanakshahi: -4661
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.92°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra316.46°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala272.00°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha155.76°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati140.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra218.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani321.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:20 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:46 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:33 – 04:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:13 – 05:20
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:11
Godhūli Muhūrta18:34 – 18:58
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:46 – 19:19
Amṛta Kāla18:31 – 20:16
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:44
Yamaganda07:01 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:03
Varjyam05:54 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · 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 Labha05:20 – 07:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:01 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:44 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:44 – 15:24 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:24 – 17:05 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:05 – 18:46 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:46 – 20:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:05 – 21:24 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:24 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:44 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:01 – 05:20 (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-90
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-33062.73
Julian Day555402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.6673°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)145.53°
🪷 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 (-48.6673°), declination 19.66°, EoT -4.91 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: -3192-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)