पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3201 BCE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।
"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3143
Śaka Saṁvat: -3278
Bengali Saṁvat: -3793
Malayalam Era: -4024
Nanakshahi: -4669
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| 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)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 179.92° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 88.27° | Mithuna | Punarvasu P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 202.82° | Tulā | Viśākhā P1 |
| बुध Budha | 178.98° | Kanyā | Citrā P2 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 236.22° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 227.13° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 233.00° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P2 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 05:23 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:39 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:01 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:23 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 12:26 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 13 Hours 16 Mins 09 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 10 Hours 43 Mins 51 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 03:37 – 04:30 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 04:17 – 05:23 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:35 – 12:28 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:14 – 15:07 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 18:27 – 18:51 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:39 – 19:12 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 18:24 – 20:09 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:35 – 00:28 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 15:20 – 17:00 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 08:42 – 10:22 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:01 – 13:41 |
| Varjyam | 05:56 – 06:17 |
| 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)
Tropical Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Tropical 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
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
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 05:23 – 07:03 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 07:03 – 08:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 08:42 – 10:22 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:01 – 13:41 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 15:20 – 17:00 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 17:00 – 18:39 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 20:00 – 21:20 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 21:20 – 22:41 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:41 – 00:01 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:01 – 01:22 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 02:42 – 04:03 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 04:03 – 05:23 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | -98 · 98 years before Kali |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | -35975.73 · -98.5 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 552489.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | -48.7787° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 268.35° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (-48.7787°) · declination 17.43° · EoT -3.05 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:-3200-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)