पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 17, 1908 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1965 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1830 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1315
Malayalam Era: 1084
Nanakshahi: 439
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya121.14°SiṃhaMaghā P1
चन्द्र Candra7.98°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala124.15°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha118.68°KarkaAśleṣā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.88°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra80.65°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शनि Śani348.30°MīnaRevatī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:32 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:48 – 04:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:27 – 05:32
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta14:12 – 15:04
Godhūli Muhūrta18:20 – 18:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:32 – 19:05
Amṛta Kāla18:17 – 20:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:09 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:24 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:39 – 15:17
Varjyam06:04 – 06:25
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:32 – 07:09 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:09 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:24 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:39 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:39 – 15:17 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:17 – 16:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:54 – 18:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:32 – 19:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:54 – 21:17 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:17 – 22:39 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:39 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:24 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:09 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:09 – 05:32 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5010
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829705.27
Julian Day2418170.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5766°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)243.97°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (22.5766°), declination 13.61°, EoT -3.75 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:45:44.004Z