पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 5, 1957 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 12.18 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
"12.18 He to whom friend and foe are alike, who welcomes equally honour and dishonour, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, who is enamoured of nothing," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.95°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra273.28°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala144.97°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha148.99°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati162.56°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra176.42°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani225.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:31 – 15:05
Yamaganda05:39 – 07:14
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:22
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:39 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:22 – 11:56 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:56 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:31 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:05 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:39 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:13 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:39 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:05 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:31 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:56 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:22 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:14 – 05:39 (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 Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847621.27
Julian Day2436086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2618°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)132.46°
🪷 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 (23.2618°), declination 6.98°, EoT 1.85 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: 1957-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)