पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 13, 2086 CE

Also observed today

अङ्गारक चतुर्थी · Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)Pan-Hindu
विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 17.19 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga

मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।

"17.19 Austerity done under delusion, and accompanied with sorcery or torture to oneself or another, may be assumed to spring from Ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 17.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2143 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 2008 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1493

Malayalam Era: 1262

Nanakshahi: 617

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	115.75°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra	155.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	39.27°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
बुध Budha	113.03°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	121.04°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शुक्र Śukra	100.65°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शनि Śani	4.52°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:31 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	08:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 04 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 55 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:46 – 04:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:25 – 05:31
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:13 – 15:06
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:23 – 18:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:35 – 19:07
Amṛta Kāla	18:20 – 20:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:19 – 16:57
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:03 – 13:41
Varjyam	06:03 – 06:24
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Grīṣma (Summer)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:31 – 07:09 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:03 – 13:41 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:41 – 15:19 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:19 – 16:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:57 – 18:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:35 – 19:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:57 – 21:19 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:19 – 22:41 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:41 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:03 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:09 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:09 – 05:31 (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	5188
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1894715.27
Julian Day	2483180.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.0629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.59°

🪷 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 (25.0629°), declination 14.55°, EoT -4.56 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: 2086-08-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)