पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 3227 BCE

🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.52 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
यदा ते मोहकलिलं बुद्धिर्व्यतितरिष्यति।

तदा गन्तासि निर्वेदं श्रोतव्यस्य श्रुतस्य च।।2.52।।
"2.52 When thy reason has crossed the entanglements of illusion, then shalt thou become indifferent both to the philosophies thou hast heard and to those thou mayest yet hear." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.52's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3169
Śaka Saṁvat: -3304
Bengali Saṁvat: -3819
Malayalam Era: -4050
Nanakshahi: -4695
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.63°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra318.70°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala252.69°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha171.34°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.63°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra206.81°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani267.87°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)15:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 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 Kāla12:00 – 13:38
Yamaganda07:03 – 08:42
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 12:00
Varjyam05:58 – 06:19
Dur Muhūrta 08:29 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:25 – 07:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:03 – 08:42 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:42 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:38 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:17 – 16:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:56 – 18:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:34 – 19:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:56 – 21:17 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:17 – 22:38 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:38 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:42 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:42 – 04:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:03 – 05:25 (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-124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-45466.73
Julian Day542998.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.1417°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)133.07°
🪷 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 (-49.1417°), declination 15.89°, 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: -3226-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)