पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 8, 1991 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 6.26 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga

यतो यतो निश्चरति मनश्चञ्चलमस्थिरम्।

ततस्ततो नियम्यैतदात्मन्येव वशं नयेत्।।6.26।।

"6.26 When the volatile and wavering mind would wander, let him restrain it and bring it again to its allegiance to the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 6.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1398

Malayalam Era: 1167

Nanakshahi: 522

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)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	111.28°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra	82.42°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	140.99°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	132.40°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	118.46°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra	132.83°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	278.74°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 11 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 48 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:15 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla	18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:42 – 15:21
Yamaganda	05:28 – 07:07
Gulika Kāla	08:46 – 10:25
Varjyam	06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta	08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
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 Śubha	05:28 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:07 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:25 – 12:03 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	12:03 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:42 – 15:21 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	15:21 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	17:00 – 18:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	18:39 – 20:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	20:00 – 21:21 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	21:21 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:42 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:25 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:07 – 05:28 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860011.27
Julian Day	2448476.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7357°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.18°

🪷 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 (23.7357°), declination 16.33°, EoT -5.35 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: 1991-08-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)