पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 20, 1993 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 7.21 · Chapter 7 · ज्ञानविज्ञानयोग · Jñāna-Vijñāna-Yoga
यो यो यां यां तनुं भक्तः श्रद्धयार्चितुमिच्छति।

तस्य तस्याचलां श्रद्धां तामेव विदधाम्यहम्।।7.21।।
"7.21 But whatever the form of worship, if the devotee have faith, then upon his faith in that worship do I set My own seal." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 7.21's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya123.28°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra154.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala161.38°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha113.87°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati169.13°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra87.32°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani303.11°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:33 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:50 – 04:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:29 – 05:33
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:10 – 15:02
Godhūli Muhūrta18:17 – 18:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:29 – 19:01
Amṛta Kāla18:14 – 19:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:01
Yamaganda15:15 – 16:52
Gulika Kāla07:10 – 08:47
Varjyam06:06 – 06:26
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:33 – 07:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:10 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:01 – 13:38 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:38 – 15:15 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:15 – 16:52 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:52 – 18:29 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:29 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:52 – 21:15 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:15 – 22:38 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:38 – 00:01 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:10 – 05:33 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860754.27
Julian Day2449219.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.83°
🪷 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 (23.7641°), declination 12.50°, EoT -3.05 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: 1993-08-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)