पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · June 21, 2022 CE

🪷 आज: मिथुन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mithuna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Gemini.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.8 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
अभ्यासयोगयुक्तेन चेतसा नान्यगामिना।

परमं पुरुषं दिव्यं याति पार्थानुचिन्तयन्।।8.8।।
"8.8 He whose mind does not wander, and who is engaged in constant meditation, attains the Supreme Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āṣāḍha (Āṣāḍha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2079 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1944 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1429
Malayalam Era: 1198
Nanakshahi: 553
Solar Month: Mithuna (Āni)
Ṛtu (Season): Grīṣma (Summer)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya65.52°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
चन्द्र Candra334.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala355.35°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha42.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati342.30°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra33.17°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शनि Śani300.93°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 42 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 17 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:18 – 04:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:00 – 05:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta14:17 – 15:12
Godhūli Muhūrta18:39 – 19:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:51 – 19:25
Amṛta Kāla18:36 – 20:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:25 – 17:08
Yamaganda08:34 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:42
Varjyam05:42 – 06:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:20 – 08:48

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:08 – 06:51 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg06:51 – 08:34 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:34 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:42 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:42 – 15:25 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:25 – 17:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga17:08 – 18:51 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:51 – 20:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha20:08 – 21:25 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:25 – 22:42 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:42 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:34 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:34 – 03:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla03:51 – 05:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Pūrva Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5124
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871286.27
Julian Day2459751.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.63°
🪷 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 (24.1669°), declination 23.44°, EoT -1.45 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: 2022-06-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)