पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 1996 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra26.45°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.96°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha159.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.08°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra91.79°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani341.88°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:58 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:03 – 18:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:15 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla18:00 – 19:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:06 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:31
Varjyam06:10 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:13 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:13 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:57 – 13:31 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:31 – 15:06 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:06 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:15 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:06 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:31 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:57 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:13 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:13 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861864.27
Julian Day2450329.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8065°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.90°
🪷 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 (23.8065°), declination 7.51°, 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: 1996-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)