पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 5, 1994 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 18.59 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यदहङ्कारमाश्रित्य न योत्स्य इति मन्यसे।मिथ्यैष व्यवसायस्ते प्रकृतिस्त्वां नियोक्ष्यति।।18.59।।
"18.59 If thou in thy vanity thinkest of avoiding this fight, thy will shall not be fulfilled, for Nature herself will compel thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.59's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
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)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.48°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra128.83°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.65°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha157.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati196.77°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra184.05°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani314.93°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:05
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Amṛta05:39 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:30 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:30 – 15:05 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:05 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:39 – 18:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:13 – 19:39 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:39 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:05 – 22:30 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:30 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:39 (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 Amāvasyā + Maghā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861135.27
Julian Day2449600.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7786°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.32°
🪷 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 (23.7786°), declination 6.96°, 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: 1994-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)