पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 5, 1975 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.4 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।

इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन।।2.4।।
"2.4 Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, who should receive my reverence?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.35°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra127.38°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala49.13°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha163.94°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.45°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra125.49°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani95.34°KarkaPuṣya P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:36 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:05 – 16:39
Gulika Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:39 – 07:13 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:31 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:05 – 16:39 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:39 – 18:14 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:14 – 19:39 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:39 – 21:05 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:05 – 22:31 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:31 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:13 – 05:39 (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 Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854195.27
Julian Day2442660.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5132°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.11°
🪷 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 (23.5132°), declination 7.11°, 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: 1975-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)