पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 6, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: इन्दिरा एकादशी — Indirā Ekādaśī
Falls in Pitṛ Pakṣa; liberates ancestors from naraka.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34'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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.18°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra90.12°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha136.74°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati10.90°MeṣaAśvinī P4
शुक्र Śukra115.33°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani23.23°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:00 – 18:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:12 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:57 – 19:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:22 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:30 – 15:04
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 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 – 15:04 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:04 – 16:38 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:38 – 18:12 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:12 – 19:38 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:38 – 21:04 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:04 – 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 – 05:40 (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 Ekādaśī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862962.27
Julian Day2451427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8485°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)311.66°
🪷 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 (23.8485°), declination 6.67°, EoT 2.20 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: 1999-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)