पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1948 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.14 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
ततः श्वेतैर्हयैर्युक्ते महति स्यन्दने स्थितौ।

माधवः पाण्डवश्चैव दिव्यौ शङ्खौ प्रदध्मतुः।।1.14।।
"1.14 Then seated in their spacious war chariot, yoked with white horses, Lord Shri Krishna and Arjuna sounded their divine shells." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.97°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra292.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala195.22°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha173.85°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati238.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra104.16°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani126.61°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:15 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:15 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:02 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:15 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844344.27
Julian Day2432809.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1364°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)141.72°
🪷 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 (23.1364°), declination 3.13°, EoT 5.50 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: 1948-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)