पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 21, 2072 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 11.2 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga

भवाप्ययौ हि भूतानां श्रुतौ विस्तरशो मया।

त्वत्तः कमलपत्राक्ष माहात्म्यमपि चाव्ययम्।।11.2।।

"11.2 O Lord, whose eyes are like the lotus petal! Thou hast described in detail the origin and the dissolution of being, and Thine own Eternal Majesty." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 11.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu

Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1479

Malayalam Era: 1248

Nanakshahi: 603

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	124.01°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
चन्द्र Candra	217.84°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	161.37°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
बुध Budha	115.91°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	68.17°	Mithuna	Ārdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	147.59°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	192.77°	Tulā	Svātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:34 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 53 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 06 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:51 – 04:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:30 – 05:34
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:35 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:10 – 15:01
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:16 – 18:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:28 – 19:00
Amṛta Kāla	18:13 – 19:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:35 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:51 – 18:28
Yamaganda	12:01 – 13:38
Gulika Kāla	15:14 – 16:51
Varjyam	06:07 – 06:27
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:34 – 07:11 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:11 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:24 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:01 – 13:38 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:38 – 15:14 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:14 – 16:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:51 – 18:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:28 – 19:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:51 – 21:14 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:14 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:38 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:01 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:24 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:11 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:11 – 05:34 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Anurādhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1889610.27
Julian Day	2478075.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.8677°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	90.95°

🪷 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 (24.8677°), declination 11.86°, EoT -2.80 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: 2072-08-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)