पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 10, 1988 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.17 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

उत्तमः पुरुषस्त्वन्यः परमात्मेत्युदाहृतः।यो लोकत्रयमाविश्य बिभर्त्यव्यय ईश्वरः।।15.17।।

"15.17 But higher than all am I, the Supreme God, the Absolute Self, the Eternal Lord, Who pervades the worlds and upholds them all." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.17'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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	113.94°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	86.48°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	346.00°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha	121.35°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	39.76°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra	68.91°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शनि Śani	242.29°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 08 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 51 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:23 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla	18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:03 – 13:42
Yamaganda	07:08 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam	06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)

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):
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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:29 – 07:08 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:42 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:20 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:59 – 18:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:37 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:59 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:20 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:46 – 04:08 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:08 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

-1626101-04-03 — Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858918.27
Julian Day	2447383.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	331.86°

🪷 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 (23.6938°), declination 15.55°, EoT -5.06 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: 1988-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)