पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1996 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.22 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
यावदेतान्निरीक्षेऽहं योद्धुकामानवस्थितान्।

कैर्मया सह योद्धव्यमस्मिन्रणसमुद्यमे।।1.22।।
"1.22 So that I may observe those who must fight on my side, those who must fight against me;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla 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)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.65°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra184.92°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.11°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha152.93°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra105.78°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani340.94°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:52
Gulika Kāla13:24 – 14:57
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:24 – 14:57 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:57 – 16:29 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:29 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:01 – 19:29 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:29 – 20:57 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:57 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:44 (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 Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861877.27
Julian Day2450342.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8070°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)37.05°
🪷 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 (23.8070°), declination 2.60°, EoT 5.87 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: 1996-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)