पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 15, 2024 CE

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🪷 आज: वामन जयन्ती — Vāmana Jayantī
Vāmana's three-step measure of all worlds; Bali's surrender. (= Onam in Kerala.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1431
Malayalam Era: 1200
Nanakshahi: 555
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.50°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra285.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala71.52°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha134.76°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.18°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra175.64°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani321.39°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:02 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:45
Godhūli Muhūrta17:50 – 18:14
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:02 – 18:33
Amṛta Kāla17:47 – 19:32
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:29 – 18:02
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:25
Gulika Kāla14:57 – 16:29
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:43 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:25 – 14:57 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:57 – 16:29 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:29 – 18:02 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:02 – 19:29 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:29 – 20:57 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:57 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:25 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872103.27
Julian Day2460568.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1981°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)139.13°
🪷 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 (24.1981°), declination 2.90°, EoT 5.50 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: 2024-09-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)