पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 16, 2089 CE

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पवित्रोपना एकादशी · Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā)Vaishnava
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 8.1 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga

अर्जुन उवाच

किं तद्ब्रह्म किमध्यात्मं किं कर्म पुरुषोत्तम।

अधिभूतं च किं प्रोक्तमधिदैवं किमुच्यते।।8.1।।

"8.1 "Arjuna asked: O Lord of Lords! What is that which men call the Supreme Spirit, what is man's Spiritual Nature, and what is the Law? What is Matter and what is Divinity?" — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 8.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2146 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2011 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1496

Malayalam Era: 1265

Nanakshahi: 620

Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	118.85°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
चन्द्र Candra	241.66°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.84°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	141.71°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	195.79°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शुक्र Śukra	86.94°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P3
शनि Śani	44.35°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 59 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 00 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	15:17 – 16:55
Yamaganda	08:47 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla	12:02 – 13:40
Varjyam	06:05 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta	08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:32 – 07:10 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:10 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:47 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:25 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:02 – 13:40 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:40 – 15:17 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	15:17 – 16:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:55 – 18:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	18:32 – 19:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:55 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	21:17 – 22:40 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:40 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:02 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:25 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:47 – 04:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:10 – 05:32 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5191
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1895814.27
Julian Day	2484279.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.1050°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.62°

🪷 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 (25.1050°), declination 13.53°, EoT -3.97 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: 2089-08-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)