पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 26, 2113 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.51 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
बुद्ध्या विशुद्धया युक्तो धृत्याऽऽत्मानं नियम्य च।शब्दादीन् विषयांस्त्यक्त्वा रागद्वेषौ व्युदस्य च।।18.51।।
"18.51 Guided always by pure reason, bravely restraining himself, renouncing the objects of sense and giving up attachment and hatred;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.51'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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya127.37°SiṃhaMaghā P3
चन्द्र Candra294.04°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha145.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.57°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra98.98°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani330.81°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:53 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:59
Godhūli Muhūrta18:11 – 18:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:23 – 18:55
Amṛta Kāla18:08 – 19:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:24
Yamaganda13:35 – 15:11
Gulika Kāla05:36 – 07:12
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:36 – 07:12 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:24 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:24 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:00 – 13:35 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:35 – 15:11 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:47 – 18:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:23 – 19:47 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:11 – 22:35 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:35 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:00 – 01:24 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:24 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:12 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:12 – 05:36 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5215
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904589.27
Julian Day2493054.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4406°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.07°
🪷 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 (25.4406°), declination 10.47°, EoT -1.42 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: 2113-08-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)