पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 31, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.13 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी।।12.13।।
"12.13 He who is incapable of hatred towards any being, who is kind and compassionate, free from selfishness, without pride, equable in pleasure and in pain, and forgiving," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.11°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra209.93°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha152.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati161.54°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra170.48°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani225.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:05 – 14:56
Godhūli Muhūrta18:07 – 18:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:19 – 18:50
Amṛta Kāla18:04 – 19:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:23
Yamaganda13:33 – 15:08
Gulika Kāla05:37 – 07:13
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:37 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:23 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:58 – 13:33 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:33 – 15:08 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:08 – 16:43 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:43 – 18:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:19 – 19:43 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:43 – 21:08 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:08 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:13 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:13 – 05:37 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Saptamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847616.27
Julian Day2436081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2616°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.91°
🪷 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 (23.2616°), declination 8.80°, EoT 0.15 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: 1957-08-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)