पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 5, 1988 CE

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BG 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।

"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	109.15°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra	22.50°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	344.77°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	111.41°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	39.07°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	64.81°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
शनि Śani	242.46°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	23:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:41 – 04:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:21 – 05:27
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:16 – 15:09
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:29 – 18:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:41 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla	18:26 – 20:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:25 – 12:04
Yamaganda	15:22 – 17:02
Gulika Kāla	07:06 – 08:45
Varjyam	06:00 – 06:21
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:27 – 07:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:06 – 08:45 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:45 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:43 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:22 – 17:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	17:02 – 18:41 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:41 – 20:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	20:02 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:22 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:25 – 02:45 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:45 – 04:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:06 – 05:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:

-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858913.27
Julian Day	2447378.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	270.62°

🪷 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 (23.6937°), declination 16.96°, EoT -5.70 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: 1988-08-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)