पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 5, 2256 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.36 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
अथ केन प्रयुक्तोऽयं पापं चरति पूरुषः।
अनिच्छन्नपि वार्ष्णेय बलादिव नियोजितः।।3.36।।
"3.36 Arjuna asked: My Lord! Tell me, what is it that drives a man to sin, even against his will and as if by compulsion?" — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2313 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2178 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1663
Malayalam Era: 1432
Nanakshahi: 787
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Rohiṇī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Viṣkambha |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Budhavāra (Wednesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 317.26° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P4 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 48.24° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P3 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 15.45° | Meṣa | Bharaṇī P1 |
| बुध Budha | 326.75° | Kumbha | Pūrva Bhādrapadā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 227.63° | Vṛścika | Jyeṣṭhā P1 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 307.29° | Kumbha | Śatabhiṣā P1 |
| शनि Śani | 275.29° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:18 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 18:03 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:10 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 11:26 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 01:03 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 11 Hours 44 Mins 31 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 12 Hours 15 Mins 29 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 04:44 – 05:31 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:19 – 06:18 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:47 – 12:34 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 14:08 – 14:55 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:51 – 18:15 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 18:03 – 18:32 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:48 – 19:33 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:47 – 00:34 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 12:10 – 13:38 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 07:46 – 09:14 |
| Gulika Kāla | 10:42 – 12:10 |
| Varjyam | 06:47 – 07:06 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:02 – 09:26 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
Tropical Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (tropical)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Tropical Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ 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
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Labha | 06:18 – 07:46 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Amṛta | 07:46 – 09:14 (auspicious) |
| Day-3 Kāla | 09:14 – 10:42 (inauspicious) |
| Day-4 Śubha | 10:42 – 12:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Roga | 12:10 – 13:38 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Udveg | 13:38 – 15:06 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Chala | 15:06 – 16:35 (neutral) |
| Day-8 Labha | 16:35 – 18:03 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Udveg | 18:03 – 19:35 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Chala | 19:35 – 21:06 (neutral) |
| Night-3 Labha | 21:06 – 22:38 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Amṛta | 22:38 – 00:10 (auspicious) |
| Night-5 Kāla | 00:10 – 01:42 (inauspicious) |
| Night-6 Śubha | 01:42 – 03:14 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Roga | 03:14 – 04:46 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Udveg | 04:46 – 06:18 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5357 · Kali-5357 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1956645.27 · 5357.1 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2545110.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 27.4315° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 90.52° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (27.4315°) · declination -6.03° · EoT -12.23 min · city civil-time localizationLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2256-03-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)