पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 10, 2107 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 15.18 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यस्मात्क्षरमतीतोऽहमक्षरादपि चोत्तमः।अतोऽस्मि लोके वेदे च प्रथितः पुरुषोत्तमः।।15.18।।
"15.18 Beyond comparison of the Eternal with the non-eternal am I, Who am called by scriptures and sages the Supreme Personality, the Highest God." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2164 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 2029 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1514
Malayalam Era: 1283
Nanakshahi: 638
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya111.55°KarkaAśleṣā P2
चन्द्र Candra359.26°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala76.86°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha124.88°SiṃhaMaghā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati49.18°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra115.42°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani255.69°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:43 – 04:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:23 – 05:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta14:15 – 15:07
Godhūli Muhūrta18:26 – 18:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:38 – 19:11
Amṛta Kāla18:23 – 20:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:03 – 13:42
Yamaganda07:07 – 08:46
Gulika Kāla10:25 – 12:03
Varjyam06:01 – 06:23
Dur Muhūrta 08:33 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:29 – 07:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:46 – 10:25 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:25 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:03 – 13:42 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:42 – 15:20 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:20 – 16:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:59 – 18:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:38 – 19:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:59 – 21:20 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:20 – 22:42 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:42 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:03 – 01:25 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:25 – 02:46 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:46 – 04:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:07 – 05:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5209
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902381.27
Julian Day2490846.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3561°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)251.88°
🪷 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 (25.3561°), declination 15.77°, EoT -5.06 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: 2107-08-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)