पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 15, 2048 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.9 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वा हृषीकेशं गुडाकेशः परन्तप।

न योत्स्य इति गोविन्दमुक्त्वा तूष्णीं बभूव ह।।2.9।।
"2.9 Sanjaya continued: "Arjuna, the conqueror of all enemies, then told the Lord of All-Hearts that he would no fight, and became silent, O King!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2105 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1970 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1455
Malayalam Era: 1224
Nanakshahi: 579
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya118.38°KarkaAśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.90°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala227.97°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha139.49°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati60.08°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शुक्र Śukra138.98°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani254.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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)10:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:47 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:26 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:13 – 15:05
Godhūli Muhūrta18:21 – 18:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:33 – 19:06
Amṛta Kāla18:18 – 20:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:25
Yamaganda13:40 – 15:18
Gulika Kāla05:32 – 07:09
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:32 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:09 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:25 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:40 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:40 – 15:18 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:18 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:55 – 18:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:33 – 19:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:55 – 21:18 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:18 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:40 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:25 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:09 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:09 – 05:32 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5150
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1880838.27
Julian Day2469303.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.77°
🪷 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 (24.5322°), declination 13.88°, 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: 2048-08-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)