पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 11, 2006 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 3.14 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अन्नाद्भवन्ति भूतानि पर्जन्यादन्नसम्भवः।

यज्ञाद्भवति पर्जन्यो यज्ञः कर्मसमुद्भवः।।3.14।।
"3.14 All creatures are the product of food, food is the product of rain, rain comes by sacrifice, and sacrifice is the noblest form of action." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya114.31°KarkaAśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra316.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha95.77°KarkaPuṣya P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati197.58°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra93.78°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani111.20°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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)19:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 07 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 52 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:44 – 04:37
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:24 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:14 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:25 – 18:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:37 – 19:10
Amṛta Kāla18:22 – 20:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:03
Yamaganda15:20 – 16:58
Gulika Kāla07:08 – 08:46
Varjyam06:02 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:29 – 07:08 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:08 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:41 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:20 – 16:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:58 – 18:37 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:37 – 19:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:58 – 21:20 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:20 – 22:41 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:41 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:08 – 05:29 (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 Year5108
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865493.27
Julian Day2453958.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9453°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.03°
🪷 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 (23.9453°), declination 15.36°, EoT -4.91 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: 2006-08-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)