पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · August 28, 1964 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: 2021 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1886 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1371
Malayalam Era: 1140
Nanakshahi: 495
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya131.41°SiṃhaMaghā P4
चन्द्र Candra10.99°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala85.68°MithunaPunarvasu P2
बुध Budha141.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati32.96°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra86.02°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शनि Śani308.78°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:55 – 04:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:33 – 05:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:33 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta14:06 – 14:57
Godhūli Muhūrta18:09 – 18:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:21 – 18:53
Amṛta Kāla18:06 – 19:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:33 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:23 – 11:59
Yamaganda15:10 – 16:46
Gulika Kāla07:12 – 08:48
Varjyam06:08 – 06:29
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:36 – 07:12 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:12 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:35 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:35 – 15:10 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:10 – 16:46 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:46 – 18:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:21 – 19:46 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:46 – 21:10 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:10 – 22:35 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:35 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:12 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:12 – 05:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5066
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850170.27
Julian Day2438635.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3593°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)240.13°
🪷 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 (23.3593°), declination 9.76°, EoT -0.81 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: 1964-08-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)