पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · July 20, 2056 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.29 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
प्रकृतेर्गुणसम्मूढाः सज्जन्ते गुणकर्मसु।

तानकृत्स्नविदो मन्दान्कृत्स्नविन्न विचालयेत्।।3.29।।
"3.29 Those who do not understand the Qualities are interested in the act. Still, the wise man who knows the truth should not disturb the mind of him who does not." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2113 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1978 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1463
Malayalam Era: 1232
Nanakshahi: 587
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya93.45°KarkaPuṣya P1
चन्द्र Candra184.18°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala37.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
बुध Budha113.63°KarkaAśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.78°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra107.55°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani357.31°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:49 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 29 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 30 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:31 – 04:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:12 – 05:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:31
Vijaya Muhūrta14:19 – 15:13
Godhūli Muhūrta18:37 – 19:01
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:49 – 19:23
Amṛta Kāla18:34 – 20:19
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:31

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:45 – 15:27
Yamaganda05:19 – 07:00
Gulika Kāla08:42 – 10:23
Varjyam05:53 – 06:15
Dur Muhūrta 08:28 – 08:55

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)
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 Śubha05:19 – 07:00 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:00 – 08:42 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:42 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:23 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:45 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:45 – 15:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:27 – 17:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha17:08 – 18:49 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:49 – 20:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla20:08 – 21:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:27 – 22:45 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:45 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:23 – 02:42 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:42 – 04:00 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:00 – 05:19 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5158
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1883734.27
Julian Day2472199.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6430°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.74°
🪷 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 (24.6430°), declination 20.54°, EoT -5.99 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: 2056-07-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)