पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 2040 CE

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.16 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga

तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः।।18.16।।

"18.16 But the fool who supposes, because of his immature judgment, that it is his own Self alone that acts, he perverts the truth and does not see rightly." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2097 Śrīmukha

Śaka Saṁvat: 1962 Raudra

Bengali Saṁvat: 1447

Malayalam Era: 1216

Nanakshahi: 571

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.43°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	199.38°	Tulā	Svātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.35°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	119.76°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	156.70°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	138.55°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	163.75°	Kanyā	Hasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 01 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 58 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:47 – 04:39
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:26 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla	18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	12:02 – 13:40
Yamaganda	07:09 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla	10:25 – 12:02
Varjyam	06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (Auspicious)

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 · 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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	12:02 – 13:40 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:40 – 15:18 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:18 – 16:55 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:55 – 18:33 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:33 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:55 – 21:18 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:18 – 22:40 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:09 – 05:32 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5142
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1877916.27
Julian Day	2466381.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.4205°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	84.36°

🪷 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 (24.4205°), declination 13.90°, EoT -4.18 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: 2040-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)