पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 1915 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.6 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
न तद्भासयते सूर्यो न शशाङ्को न पावकः।यद्गत्वा न निवर्तन्ते तद्धाम परमं मम।।15.6।।
"15.6 Neither sun, moon, nor fire shines there. Those who go thither never come back. For, O Arjuna, that is my Celestial Home!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1972 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1837 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1322
Malayalam Era: 1091
Nanakshahi: 446
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.08°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra309.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.15°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha139.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati334.45°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra124.20°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani80.80°MithunaPunarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:30 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:00 – 13:36
Yamaganda07:11 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 12:00
Varjyam06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:11 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:00 – 13:36 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:12 – 16:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:49 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:25 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:49 – 21:12 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:12 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:00 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:11 – 05:35 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832269.27
Julian Day2420734.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6746°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.63°
🪷 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 (22.6746°), declination 11.20°, EoT -1.71 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: 1915-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)