पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 1920 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1977 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1842 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1327
Malayalam Era: 1096
Nanakshahi: 451
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya146.22°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra139.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.03°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha149.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.21°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra166.45°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani143.07°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:33 – 18:06
Yamaganda11:54 – 13:27
Gulika Kāla15:00 – 16:33
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:15 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:54 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:54 – 13:27 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:27 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga15:00 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:33 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:06 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:33 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg21:00 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:27 – 23:54 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:15 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5022
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834114.27
Julian Day2422579.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7452°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.23°
🪷 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 (22.7452°), declination 4.37°, EoT 4.38 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:19.488Z