पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 27, 1956 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: 2013 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1363
Malayalam Era: 1132
Nanakshahi: 487
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya130.49°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra14.15°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala329.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha157.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra85.26°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani213.91°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:54 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:32 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta14:07 – 14:58
Godhūli Muhūrta18:10 – 18:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:22 – 18:54
Amṛta Kāla18:07 – 19:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:35 – 15:11
Varjyam06:08 – 06:28
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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):
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 Amṛta05:36 – 07:12 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:12 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:35 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:35 – 15:11 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:11 – 16:47 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:47 – 18:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:22 – 19:47 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:47 – 21:11 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:11 – 22:35 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:35 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:12 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:12 – 05:36 (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 Time

Kali Year5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847247.27
Julian Day2435712.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.47°
🪷 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 (23.2475°), declination 10.14°, EoT -1.12 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: 1956-08-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)