पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 1990 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 18.5 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्।।18.5।।
"18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.36°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra29.06°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala40.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
बुध Budha140.00°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati100.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra129.77°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani264.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:49
Godhūli Muhūrta17:56 – 18:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:08 – 18:39
Amṛta Kāla17:53 – 19:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:54
Gulika Kāla13:28 – 15:01
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
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: Dhvaja (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:41 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:54 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:54 – 13:28 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:28 – 15:01 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:01 – 16:34 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:34 – 18:08 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:08 – 19:34 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:34 – 21:01 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:01 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:28 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:54 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:41 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859679.27
Julian Day2448144.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7230°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.18°
🪷 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 (23.7230°), declination 5.10°, EoT 3.65 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: 1990-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)