पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 12, 2053 CE

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प्रदोष व्रत · Pradoṣa VrataShaiva

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 12.8 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga

मय्येव मन आधत्स्व मयि बुद्धिं निवेशय।निवसिष्यसि मय्येव अत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः।।12.8।।

"12.8 Then let thy mind cling only to Me, let thy intellect abide in Me; and without doubt thou shalt live hereafter in Me alone." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 12.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2110 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1975 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1460

Malayalam Era: 1229

Nanakshahi: 584

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.23°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	87.23°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.88°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	110.17°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	184.47°	Tulā	Citrā P4
शुक्र Śukra	151.96°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	317.58°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 05 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 54 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:45 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:30
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:14 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:24 – 18:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:36 – 19:08
Amṛta Kāla	18:21 – 20:06
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:57
Yamaganda	08:46 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:33 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:30 – 07:08 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:08 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:46 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:57 – 18:36 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:36 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:46 – 04:08 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:08 – 05:30 (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 Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5155
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1882661.27
Julian Day	2471126.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.6019°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	333.95°

🪷 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 (24.6019°), declination 14.87°, EoT -4.74 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: 2053-08-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)