पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 3, 1995 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.3 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते।

भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।8.3।।
"8.3 The Lord Shri Krishna replied: The Supreme Spirit is the Highest Imperishable Self, and Its Nature is spiritual consciousness. The worlds have been created and are supported by an emanation from the Spirit which is called the Law." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2052 Sarvadhāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1917 Yuva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1402
Malayalam Era: 1171
Nanakshahi: 526
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya106.47°KarkaPuṣya P4
चन्द्र Candra182.59°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.87°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha113.04°KarkaAśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati221.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शुक्र Śukra101.60°KarkaPuṣya P3
शनि Śani330.30°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:25 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:39 – 04:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:19 – 05:25
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:10
Godhūli Muhūrta18:31 – 18:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:43 – 19:16
Amṛta Kāla18:28 – 20:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:44 – 15:23
Yamaganda05:25 – 07:05
Gulika Kāla08:45 – 10:24
Varjyam05:59 – 06:20
Dur Muhūrta 08:31 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:25 – 07:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:05 – 08:45 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:45 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:44 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:44 – 15:23 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:23 – 17:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:03 – 18:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:43 – 20:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:03 – 21:23 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:23 – 22:44 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:44 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:45 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:45 – 04:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:05 – 05:25 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5097
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861467.27
Julian Day2449932.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7913°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)78.62°
🪷 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 (23.7913°), declination 17.67°, EoT -5.88 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: 1995-08-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)