पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 2004 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: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
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)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.94°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra19.02°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.69°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha121.98°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati151.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra92.90°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani89.71°MithunaPunarvasu P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:36 – 05:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:45
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:31 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla05:39 – 07:14
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 Kāla05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:57 – 13:31 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:31 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:40 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:14 – 19:40 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:40 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:31 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:31 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:57 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:39 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864787.27
Julian Day2453252.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9183°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)241.61°
🪷 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 (23.9183°), declination 7.12°, EoT 1.50 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 at: 2026-05-14T07:43:16.298Z