पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 1986 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 16.3 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
"16.3 Valour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity; these are his who possesses the Godly Qualities, O Arjuna!" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2043 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1393
Malayalam Era: 1162
Nanakshahi: 517
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.25°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra287.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala265.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha156.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.45°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra192.90°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani220.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:15 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:53
Gulika Kāla13:25 – 14:57
Varjyam06:14 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:25 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:30 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:30 – 18:02 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:02 – 19:30 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:30 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:25 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:15 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:15 – 05:43 (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 Year5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858223.27
Julian Day2446688.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6673°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)140.37°
🪷 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 (23.6673°), declination 3.21°, EoT 5.50 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: 1986-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)