पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 3209 BCE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.17 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga🪷 Pitāham Asya Jagato · Krishna IS the Mother
पिताऽहमस्य जगतो माता धाता पितामहः।

वेद्यं पवित्रमोंकार ऋक् साम यजुरेव च।।9.17।।
"9.17 I am the Father of the universe and its Mother; I am its Nourisher and its Grandfather; I am the Knowable and the Pure; I am Om; and I am the Sacred Scriptures." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3151
Śaka Saṁvat: -3286
Bengali Saṁvat: -3801
Malayalam Era: -4032
Nanakshahi: -4677
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.01°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra60.02°MithunaMṛgaśīrṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.75°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha201.82°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati13.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra223.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani151.19°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)22:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:35 – 04:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:15 – 05:22
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta18:30 – 18:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:42 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:27 – 20:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:22 – 17:02
Yamaganda08:42 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:42
Varjyam05:55 – 06:16
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:22 – 07:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:02 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:42 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:22 – 17:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:02 – 18:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:42 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:02 – 21:22 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:22 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:42 – 04:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:02 – 05:22 (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 Time

Kali Year-106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38901.73
Julian Day549563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8907°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.01°
🪷 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 (-48.8907°), declination 18.49°, 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: -3208-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)