पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 1903 CE

Also observed today

धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.15 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्।असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च।।13.15।।

"13.15 Beyond the senses, It yet shines through every sense perception. Bound to nothing, It yet sustains everything. Unaffected by the Qualities, It still enjoys them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1310

Malayalam Era: 1079

Nanakshahi: 434

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	251.60°	Dhanu	Mūla P4
चन्द्र Candra	340.94°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	290.26°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
बुध Budha	271.50°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	325.93°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra	208.27°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	286.24°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 33 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 26 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla	17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:57 – 17:16
Yamaganda	12:00 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla	14:38 – 15:57
Varjyam	07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta	09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	08:02 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:19 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:00 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:40 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	05:02 – 06:43 (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 + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1828010.27
Julian Day	2416475.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.5117°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	92.48°

🪷 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 (22.5117°), declination -23.37°, 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: 1903-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)