पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1915 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 16.8 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

"16.8 They say the universe is an accident with no purpose and no God. Life is created by sexual union, a product of lust and nothing else." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 16.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.41°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	235.98°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	85.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
बुध Budha	174.00°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	331.71°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra	151.51°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	82.76°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla	17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:25 – 14:57
Yamaganda	05:43 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla	08:47 – 10:20
Varjyam	06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)

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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:15 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:47 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:20 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:52 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:25 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:57 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:29 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:02 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:29 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:57 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:25 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:20 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:47 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:15 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5017
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1832291.27
Julian Day	2420756.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	22.6755°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	85.75°

🪷 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 (22.6755°), declination 3.14°, EoT 5.87 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: 1915-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)