पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 2104 CE

Also observed today

सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति · Siṁha SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 4.32 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

एवं बहुविधा यज्ञा वितता ब्रह्मणो मुखे।

कर्मजान्विद्धि तान्सर्वानेवं ज्ञात्वा विमोक्ष्यसे।।4.32।।

"4.32 In this way other sacrifices too may be undergone for the Spirit's sake. Know thou that they all depend on action. Knowing this, thou shalt be free." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 4.32's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara

Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī

Bengali Saṁvat: 1511

Malayalam Era: 1280

Nanakshahi: 635

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	130.56°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
चन्द्र Candra	222.45°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	115.09°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	299.82°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	157.73°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	220.74°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:37 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	12:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	23:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 43 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 16 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla	18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda	15:09 – 16:45
Gulika Kāla	07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · 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 Chala	05:37 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:59 – 13:34 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	15:09 – 16:45 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:45 – 18:20 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:45 – 21:09 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	21:09 – 22:34 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:12 – 05:37 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 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	5206
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901305.27
Julian Day	2489770.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3150°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	95.06°

🪷 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 (25.3150°), declination 9.35°, EoT -0.50 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: 2104-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)