पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 1979 CE

🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra268.46°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala83.24°MithunaPunarvasu P1
बुध Budha127.03°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.72°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra139.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani142.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:47
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:13 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:32 – 15:06
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
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: Rākṣasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:32 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:41 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:41 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:16 – 19:41 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:41 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:32 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:13 – 05:38 (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 Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855654.27
Julian Day2444119.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5690°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.54°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5690°), declination 7.83°, EoT 1.15 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: 1979-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)