पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 27, 1906 CE

🪷 आज: राधाष्टमी — Rādhāṣṭamī
Manifestation of Śrī Rādhā at Barsānā — Krishna's ādi-śakti.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.29 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आश्चर्यवत्पश्यति कश्चिदेन

माश्चर्यवद्वदति तथैव चान्यः।

आश्चर्यवच्चैनमन्यः श्रृणोति

श्रुत्वाप्येनं वेद न चैव कश्चित्।।2.29।।
"2.29 One hears of the Spirit with surprise, another thinks It marvellous, the third listens without comprehending. Thus, though many are told about It, scarcely is there one who knows It." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1963 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1828 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1313
Malayalam Era: 1082
Nanakshahi: 437
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.31°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra220.52°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala118.27°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha113.96°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati73.88°MithunaĀrdrā P3
शुक्र Śukra176.40°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani321.12°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:11 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:11
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:23 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:11 – 05:35 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5008
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828984.27
Julian Day2417449.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5490°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.26°
🪷 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 (22.5490°), declination 10.45°, EoT -1.12 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: 1906-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)