पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 10, 1894 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.2 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः।अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके।।15.2।।
"15.2 Its branches shoot upwards and downwards, deriving their nourishment from the Qualities; its buds are the objects of sense; and its roots, which follow the Law causing man's regeneration and degeneration, pierce downwards into the soil." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya85.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
चन्द्र Candra176.62°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.41°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha103.03°KarkaPuṣya P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.49°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra51.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शनि Śani177.32°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 37 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 22 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:25 – 04:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:27 – 17:10
Yamaganda08:39 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:45
Varjyam05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:25 – 08:52

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 Roga05:14 – 06:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:57 – 08:39 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:39 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:45 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:39 – 03:57 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:57 – 05:14 (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 Year4996
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824554.27
Julian Day2413019.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3796°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)88.40°
🪷 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 (22.3796°), declination 22.26°, EoT -4.97 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: 1894-07-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)