पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 3209 BCE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.27 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्।

यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्।।9.27।।
"9.27 Whatever thou doest, whatever thou dost eat, whatever thou dost sacrifice and give, whatever austerities thou practisest, do all as an offering to Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

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

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.97°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.47°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala155.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha209.48°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati12.06°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra233.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani152.34°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 08 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 51 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:40 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:11 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:22 – 18:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:34 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla18:19 – 20:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:17 – 16:55
Gulika Kāla07:04 – 08:42
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:25 – 07:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:04 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:42 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:55 – 18:34 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:34 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:17 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:42 – 04:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:04 – 05:25 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38891.73
Julian Day549573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8903°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)356.50°
🪷 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 (-48.8903°), declination 15.72°, EoT -1.42 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: -3208-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)