पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 14, 1891 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.43 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
एवं बुद्धेः परं बुद्ध्वा संस्तभ्यात्मानमात्मना।

जहि शत्रुं महाबाहो कामरूपं दुरासदम्।।3.43।।
"3.43 Thus, O Mighty-in-Arms, knowing Him to be beyond the intellect and, by His help, subduing thy personal egotism, kill thine enemy, Desire, extremely difficult though it be."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.43's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1948 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1813 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1298
Malayalam Era: 1067
Nanakshahi: 422
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya88.94°MithunaPunarvasu P3
चन्द्र Candra176.90°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala95.56°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha98.29°KarkaPuṣya P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati327.09°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra72.45°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शनि Śani141.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 35 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 24 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:27 – 04:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:08 – 05:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:09
Yamaganda08:40 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:45
Varjyam05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:26 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:16 – 06:58 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:58 – 08:40 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:40 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:09 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:09 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:40 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:40 – 03:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:58 – 05:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823462.27
Julian Day2411927.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3378°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.38°
🪷 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 (22.3378°), declination 21.75°, EoT -5.48 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: 1891-07-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)