पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · May 8, 2109 CE

Also observed today

वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2166 Citrabhānu

Śaka Saṁvat: 2031 Śukla

Bengali Saṁvat: 1516

Malayalam Era: 1285

Nanakshahi: 640

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	22.03°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
चन्द्र Candra	111.62°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	25.85°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
बुध Budha	359.75°	Mīna	Revatī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.05°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	37.97°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P4
शनि Śani	284.14°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 14 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 45 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:31 – 04:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:11 – 05:17
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:28 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:07 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla	18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:28 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:55 – 13:34
Yamaganda	06:57 – 08:36
Gulika Kāla	10:15 – 11:55
Varjyam	05:50 – 06:12
Dur Muhūrta	08:23 – 08:49

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:17 – 06:57 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	06:57 – 08:36 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:36 – 10:15 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:15 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:55 – 13:34 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:34 – 15:13 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	15:13 – 16:52 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:52 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	18:32 – 19:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:52 – 21:13 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	21:13 – 22:34 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:34 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:55 – 01:15 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:15 – 02:36 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:36 – 03:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	03:57 – 05:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Āśleṣā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1903018.27
Julian Day	2491483.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3805°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	93.13°

🪷 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 (25.3805°), declination 17.03°, EoT 3.58 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: 2109-05-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)