पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 1931 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: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra20.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.57°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha141.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati108.09°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra136.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani264.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:32 – 15:06
Yamaganda05:38 – 07:13
Gulika Kāla08:47 – 10:22
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:13 – 08:47 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:47 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:57 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:57 – 13:32 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:32 – 15:06 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:06 – 16:41 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:41 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:16 – 19:41 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:41 – 21:06 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:06 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:32 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:57 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:47 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:47 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:13 – 05:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838122.27
Julian Day2426587.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8985°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)248.52°
🪷 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 (22.8985°), declination 7.98°, EoT 1.15 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: 1931-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)