पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 25, 2068 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.23 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।

तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।
"9.23 Even those who worship the lesser Powers, if they do so with faith, they thereby worship Me, though not in the right way." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.88°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra97.41°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha154.05°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.11°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra83.00°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani148.72°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:12 – 18:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:24 – 18:56
Amṛta Kāla18:09 – 19:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:36 – 15:12
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:12
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:36 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:36 – 15:12 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:12 – 16:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:48 – 18:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:24 – 19:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:48 – 21:12 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:12 – 22:36 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:36 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:36 (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 Year5170
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888153.27
Julian Day2476618.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8120°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)329.00°
🪷 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 (24.8120°), declination 10.51°, EoT -1.71 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: 2068-08-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)