पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 9, 3222 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 13.17 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च।।13.17।।
"13.17 In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3164
Śaka Saṁvat: -3299
Bengali Saṁvat: -3814
Malayalam Era: -4045
Nanakshahi: -4690
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.46°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra25.35°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.50°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha193.18°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra203.31°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani328.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 28 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 31 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:18 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:36 – 19:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:48 – 19:21
Amṛta Kāla18:33 – 20:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:41 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:44 – 15:25
Gulika Kāla05:19 – 07:00
Varjyam05:53 – 06:14
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:19 – 07:00 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:00 – 08:41 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:41 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:44 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:44 – 15:25 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:25 – 17:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla17:07 – 18:48 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:48 – 20:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta20:07 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:25 – 22:44 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:44 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:41 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:41 – 04:00 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:00 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-43657.73
Julian Day544807.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)216.89°
🪷 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 (-49.0726°), declination 20.28°, EoT -5.21 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: -3221-08-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)