पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 9, 2013 CE

Also observed today

मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति · Mithuna SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 15.3 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga

न रूपमस्येह तथोपलभ्यते नान्तो न चादिर्न च संप्रतिष्ठा।अश्वत्थमेनं सुविरूढमूल मसङ्गशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा।।15.3।।

"15.3 In this world its true form is not known, neither its origin nor its end, and its strength is not understood., until the tree with its roots striking deep into the earth is hewn down by the sharp axe of non-attachment." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 15.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2070 Parābhava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1935 Vijaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1420

Malayalam Era: 1189

Nanakshahi: 544

Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)

Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	82.97°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
चन्द्र Candra	91.07°	Karka	Punarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	62.72°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
बुध Budha	83.86°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	68.41°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	109.50°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
शनि Śani	190.53°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 37 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 22 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:25 – 04:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:06 – 05:14
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:19 – 15:14
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:40 – 19:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:52 – 19:26
Amṛta Kāla	18:37 – 20:22
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:27 – 17:10
Yamaganda	08:38 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:45
Varjyam	05:48 – 06:10
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:52

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:14 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	06:56 – 08:38 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:38 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:21 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:45 – 15:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:27 – 17:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	17:10 – 18:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:52 – 20:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	20:10 – 21:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:27 – 22:45 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:45 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:21 – 02:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:38 – 03:56 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	03:56 – 05:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5115
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1868017.27
Julian Day	2456482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0419°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	9.60°

🪷 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 (24.0419°), declination 22.35°, EoT -4.83 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: 2013-07-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)