पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 24, 2113 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.49 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः।नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति।।18.49।।
"18.49 He whose mind is entirely detached, who has conquered himself, whose desires have vanished, by his renunciation reaches that stage of perfect freedom where action completes itself and leaves no seed." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.49's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2170 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2035 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1520
Malayalam Era: 1289
Nanakshahi: 644
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya125.45°SiṃhaMaghā P2
चन्द्र Candra266.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.31°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha141.88°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.35°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra96.56°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani330.94°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:52 – 04:44
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:31 – 05:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 15:00
Godhūli Muhūrta18:13 – 18:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:25 – 18:57
Amṛta Kāla18:10 – 19:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:36 – 15:13
Yamaganda05:35 – 07:11
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:24
Varjyam06:07 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:35 – 07:11 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:11 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:24 – 12:00 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:00 – 13:36 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:36 – 15:13 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:13 – 16:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:49 – 18:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:25 – 19:49 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:49 – 21:13 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:13 – 22:36 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:36 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:24 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:11 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:11 – 05:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5215
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904587.27
Julian Day2493052.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4405°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.54°
🪷 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 (25.4405°), declination 11.16°, EoT -1.99 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: 2113-08-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)