पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 29, 2108 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.20 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
यत्रोपरमते चित्तं निरुद्धं योगसेवया।

यत्र चैवात्मनाऽऽत्मानं पश्यन्नात्मनि तुष्यति।।6.20।।
"6.20 There, where the whole nature is seen in the light of the Self, where the man abides within his Self and is satisfied there, its functions restrained by its union with the Divine, the mind finds rest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2165 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2030 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1515
Malayalam Era: 1284
Nanakshahi: 639
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra32.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.39°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha153.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.56°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra87.30°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शनि Śani266.75°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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)22:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:37
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:08 – 18:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:20 – 18:52
Amṛta Kāla18:05 – 19:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:59 – 13:34
Yamaganda07:12 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:59
Varjyam06:09 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:37 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:59 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:59 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:34 – 15:09 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:09 – 16:45 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:45 – 18:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:20 – 19:45 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:45 – 21:09 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:09 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:34 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:59 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:12 – 05:37 (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 Aṣṭamī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5210
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902766.27
Julian Day2491231.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)265.89°
🪷 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 (25.3709°), declination 9.34°, 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: 2108-08-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)