पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 7, 2116 CE

🪷 आज: कर्क सङ्क्रान्ति — Karka Saṅkrānti (Dakṣiṇāyana)
Sun enters Cancer; Dakṣiṇāyana (south-going) begins. Devatā-rātri begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.11 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अवजानन्ति मां मूढा मानुषीं तनुमाश्रितम्।

परं भावमजानन्तो मम भूतमहेश्वरम्।।9.11।।
"9.11 Fools disregard Me, seeing Me clad in human form. They know not that in My higher nature I am the Lord-God of all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Śrāvaṇa (Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2173 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2038 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1523
Malayalam Era: 1292
Nanakshahi: 647
Solar Month: Karkaṭa (Āḍi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya109.34°KarkaAśleṣā P1
चन्द्र Candra85.96°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala16.88°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
बुध Budha129.29°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati307.33°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra63.26°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3
शनि Śani11.54°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 11 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 48 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:42 – 04:35
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:22 – 05:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta14:16 – 15:08
Godhūli Muhūrta18:27 – 18:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:39 – 19:12
Amṛta Kāla18:24 – 20:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:25 – 12:04
Yamaganda15:22 – 17:00
Gulika Kāla07:07 – 08:46
Varjyam06:01 – 06:22
Dur Muhūrta 08:32 – 08:59

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:28 – 07:07 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:07 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:25 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:04 – 13:43 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:43 – 15:22 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:22 – 17:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala17:00 – 18:39 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:39 – 20:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg20:00 – 21:22 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:22 – 22:43 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:43 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:04 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:25 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:07 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:07 – 05:28 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5218
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1905666.27
Julian Day2494131.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4818°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.33°
🪷 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 (25.4818°), declination 16.39°, EoT -5.48 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: 2116-08-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)