पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 3222 BCE

🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.28 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
समं सर्वेषु भूतेषु तिष्ठन्तं परमेश्वरम्।विनश्यत्स्वविनश्यन्तं यः पश्यति स पश्यति।।13.28।।
"13.28 He who can see the Supreme Lord in all beings, the Imperishable amidst the perishable, he it is who really sees." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.35°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra181.51°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.57°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha204.92°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra216.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani327.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:36 – 04:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:16 – 05:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:28 – 18:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:40 – 19:13
Amṛta Kāla18:25 – 20:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:01 – 13:41
Yamaganda07:02 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 12:01
Varjyam05:56 – 06:17
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:23 – 07:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:02 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:01 – 13:41 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 17:00 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:00 – 18:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:40 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:00 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:41 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:41 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:01 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:02 – 05:23 (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-119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-43646.73
Julian Day544818.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0721°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)2.15°
🪷 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 (-49.0721°), declination 17.66°, EoT -3.05 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: -3221-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)