पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 12, 1931 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: 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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya145.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra143.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala184.50°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha134.47°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.90°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra147.44°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani264.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:48
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 Kāla08:47 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:27 – 15:00
Gulika Kāla05:41 – 07:14
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: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 Kāla05:41 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:54 – 13:27 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:27 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:00 – 16:33 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:33 – 18:06 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:06 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:33 – 21:00 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:00 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:27 – 23:54 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:54 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:41 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838131.27
Julian Day2426596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8988°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)357.35°
🪷 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 (22.8988°), declination 4.62°, 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 for: 1931-09-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)