पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 4, 2012 CE

🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2069 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1934 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1419
Malayalam Era: 1188
Nanakshahi: 543
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya137.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra358.51°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala193.20°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha131.54°SiṃhaMaghā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.54°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra93.00°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शनि Śani182.24°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 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 Kāla15:05 – 16:40
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:57 – 13:31
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:39 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 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 – 15:05 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:05 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:40 – 18:14 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:14 – 19:40 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:40 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:05 – 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 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5114
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867709.27
Julian Day2456174.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0301°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.02°
🪷 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 (24.0301°), declination 7.09°, 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 for: 2012-09-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)