पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 23, 3222 BCE

🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.31 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
यदा भूतपृथग्भावमेकस्थमनुपश्यति।तत एव च विस्तारं ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा।।13.31।।
"13.31 He who sees the diverse forms of life all rooted in One, and growing forth from Him, he shall indeed find the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3164
Śaka Saṁvat: -3299
Bengali Saṁvat: -3814
Malayalam Era: -4045
Nanakshahi: -4690
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.34°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra220.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.50°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha206.67°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.18°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra220.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani327.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 13 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 46 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:38 – 04:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:17 – 05:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:42 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:19
Gulika Kāla05:24 – 07:03
Varjyam05:57 – 06:18
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:24 – 07:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:19 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:19 – 16:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:58 – 18:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:37 – 19:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:58 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:19 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:42 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:42 – 04:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:03 – 05:24 (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)-43643.73
Julian Day544821.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.0720°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.09°
🪷 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 (-49.0720°), declination 16.83°, EoT -2.27 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: -3221-08-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)