पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 1923 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.68 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
य इमं परमं गुह्यं मद्भक्तेष्वभिधास्यति।भक्ितं मयि परां कृत्वा मामेवैष्यत्यसंशयः।।18.68।।
"18.68 But he who teaches this great secret to My devotees, his is the highest devotion, and verily he shall come unto Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.68's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1980 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1330
Malayalam Era: 1099
Nanakshahi: 454
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra132.36°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala133.99°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha170.39°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati203.41°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra144.50°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani176.09°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:40
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:47
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 15:01
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:47 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:35 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:35 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:35 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:35 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:47 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:40 (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 Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5025
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835207.27
Julian Day2423672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.10°
🪷 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 (22.7870°), declination 5.40°, EoT 3.65 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: 1923-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)