पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 1, 1999 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 10.29 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।

पितृ़णामर्यमा चास्मि यमः संयमतामहम्।।10.29।।
"10.29 I am the King-python among snakes, I am the Aqueous Principle among those that live in water, I am the Father of fathers, and among rulers I am Death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.29's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya134.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra19.31°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha127.00°SiṃhaMaghā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati11.05°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra116.82°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani23.27°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:56 – 04:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:34 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta18:06 – 18:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:18 – 18:49
Amṛta Kāla18:03 – 19:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:58 – 13:33
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:58
Varjyam06:09 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 Labha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:58 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:58 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 15:08 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:08 – 16:43 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:43 – 18:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:18 – 19:43 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:43 – 21:08 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:08 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:58 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862957.27
Julian Day2451422.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8483°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.42°
🪷 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 (23.8483°), declination 8.50°, EoT 0.48 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: 1999-09-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)