पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 8, 2020 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 9.30 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अपि चेत्सुदुराचारो भजते मामनन्यभाक्।

साधुरेव स मन्तव्यः सम्यग्व्यवसितो हि सः।।9.30।।
"9.30 Even the most sinful, if he worship Me with his whole heart, shalt be considered righteous, for he is treading the right path." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2077 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1942 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1427
Malayalam Era: 1196
Nanakshahi: 551
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya141.72°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra25.74°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.58°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha159.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.30°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra97.44°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani271.54°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:01 – 04:51
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:50
Godhūli Muhūrta17:57 – 18:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:09 – 18:41
Amṛta Kāla17:54 – 19:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:02 – 16:36
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:22
Gulika Kāla11:55 – 13:29
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:41 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:22 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:22 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:55 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:29 – 15:02 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha15:02 – 16:36 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:36 – 18:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:09 – 19:36 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:36 – 21:02 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga21:02 – 22:29 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:29 – 23:55 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:55 – 01:22 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:22 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:14 – 05:41 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870635.27
Julian Day2459100.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1420°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.79°
🪷 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 (24.1420°), declination 5.58°, EoT 2.92 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: 2020-09-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)