पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 1896 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.25 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।

दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभि:।।17.25।।

"17.25 Those who desire deliverance begin their acts of sacrifice, austerity or gift with the word Tat' (meaning That'), without thought of reward." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1953 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1818 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1303

Malayalam Era: 1072

Nanakshahi: 427

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	121.21°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
चन्द्र Candra	213.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	38.95°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	137.25°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	119.09°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	133.02°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	201.84°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 00 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 59 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:55 – 18:32
Yamaganda	12:02 – 13:40
Gulika Kāla	15:17 – 16:55
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:09 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:47 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:40 – 15:17 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:17 – 16:55 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:32 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:55 – 21:17 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:40 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:02 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1825322.27
Julian Day	2413787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.4089°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.17°

🪷 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 (22.4089°), declination 13.64°, EoT -3.97 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: 1896-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)