पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 2006 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.28 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
तत्त्ववित्तु महाबाहो गुणकर्मविभागयोः।

गुणा गुणेषु वर्तन्त इति मत्वा न सज्जते।।3.28।।
"3.28 But he, O Mighty One, who understands correctly the relation of the Qualities to action, is not attached to the act for he perceives that it is merely the action and reaction of the Qualities among themselves." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2063 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1928 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1413
Malayalam Era: 1182
Nanakshahi: 537
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.77°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra141.27°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.90°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha120.48°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.21°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra110.92°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शनि Śani112.98°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 12:00
Yamaganda15:12 – 16:48
Gulika Kāla07:11 – 08:48
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:35 – 07:11 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:11 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:36 – 15:12 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:12 – 16:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:48 – 18:24 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:24 – 19:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:48 – 21:12 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:12 – 22:36 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:11 – 05:35 (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)1865507.27
Julian Day2453972.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9459°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.78°
🪷 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 (23.9459°), declination 10.86°, EoT -1.71 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: 2006-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)