पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 10, 2020 CE

🪷 आज: कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी — Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
Bhagavān Krishna manifested at Mathurā midnight on this exact tithi-nakshatra alignment in 3227 BCE.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (Mathurā) — -3226-07-09 →

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 9.32 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मां हि पार्थ व्यपाश्रित्य येऽपि स्युः पापयोनयः।

स्त्रियो वैश्यास्तथा शूद्रास्तेऽपि यान्ति परां गतिम्।।9.32।।
"9.32 For even the children of sinful parents, and those miscalled the weaker sex, and merchants, and labourers, if only they will make Me their refuge, they shall attain the Highest." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.32'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra49.72°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala3.60°MeṣaAśvinī P2
बुध Budha162.13°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.28°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra99.63°KarkaPuṣya P2
शनि Śani271.48°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:02 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:39 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:30 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:59 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:38
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:30 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:28 – 15:01
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:21
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 11:54 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:54 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:28 – 15:01 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:01 – 16:34 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:34 – 18:07 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:07 – 19:34 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:34 – 21:01 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:01 – 22:28 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:28 – 23:54 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:54 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

11 steps · festival walk
Today is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī — its dedicated walk.
Bhāgavata 10.3 (birth at Mathurā) + BG 4.7-8 + 10.8 (Krishna as svayaṁ bhagavān).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5122
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1870637.27
Julian Day2459102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1421°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.59°
🪷 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 (24.1421°), declination 4.82°, EoT 3.65 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: 2020-09-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)