पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2066 CE

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अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.20 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

परस्तस्मात्तु भावोऽन्योऽव्यक्तोऽव्यक्तात्सनातनः।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति।।8.20।।

"8.20 In truth, therefore, there is the Eternal Unmanifest, which is beyond and above the Unmanifest Spirit of Creation, which is never destroyed when all these being perish." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2123 Vikāri

Śaka Saṁvat: 1988 Vyaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1473

Malayalam Era: 1242

Nanakshahi: 597

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	126.45°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	162.09°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	126.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	130.69°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	217.24°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	169.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
शनि Śani	125.59°	Siṃha	Maghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 49 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 10 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla	18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:13 – 16:49
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:24
Gulika Kāla	12:00 – 13:36
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:35 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:11 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:24 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:24 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:36 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:13 – 16:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:49 – 18:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:25 – 19:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:49 – 21:13 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:13 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:00 – 01:24 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:11 – 05:35 (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 Time

Kali Year	5168
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1887421.27
Julian Day	2475886.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.7840°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	36.70°

🪷 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 (24.7840°), declination 11.03°, EoT -1.99 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: 2066-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)