पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 2066 CE

🪷 आज: सुब्रह्मण्य षष्ठी — Subrahmaṇya Ṣaṣṭhī
Worship of Kārttikeya as Subrahmaṇya.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 8.22 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
पुरुषः स परः पार्थ भक्त्या लभ्यस्त्वनन्यया।

यस्यान्तःस्थानि भूतानि येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।।8.22।।
"8.22 O Arjuna! That Highest God, in Whom all beings abide, and Who pervades the entire universe, is reached only by wholehearted devotion. [The following material (between the asterisks) is an example of what may be a "doctored' inclusion. It does not jibe with the rest of the ma…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.22'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya128.38°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra188.85°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha134.45°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.41°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra170.61°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani125.85°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:35 – 15:11
Yamaganda05:36 – 07:12
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:24
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:35 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:11 – 16:47 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:47 – 18:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:47 – 21:11 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:11 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:35 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:12 – 05:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5168
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887423.27
Julian Day2475888.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7841°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)61.87°
🪷 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 (24.7841°), declination 10.34°, EoT -1.42 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: 2066-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)