पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1977 CE

🪷 आज: वराह जयन्ती — Varāha Jayantī
Varāha lifted Bhū-Devī from the cosmic ocean.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.45 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
त्रैगुण्यविषया वेदा निस्त्रैगुण्यो भवार्जुन।

निर्द्वन्द्वो नित्यसत्त्वस्थो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्।।2.45।।
"2.45 The Vedic Scriptures tell of the three constituents of life - the Qualities. Rise above all of them, O Arjuna, above all the pairs of opposing sensations; be steady in truth, free from worldly anxieties and centered in the Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2034 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1899 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1384
Malayalam Era: 1153
Nanakshahi: 508
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.52°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra183.59°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala75.82°MithunaĀrdrā P3
बुध Budha133.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati70.09°MithunaĀrdrā P2
शुक्र Śukra118.81°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani120.98°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:57 – 16:29
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:43 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:57 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:29 – 18:01 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:01 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:29 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:57 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:43 (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 Time

Kali Year5079
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854937.27
Julian Day2443402.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5416°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.87°
🪷 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 (23.5416°), declination 2.75°, EoT 5.87 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: 1977-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)