पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 6, 2052 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.18 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
नैव तस्य कृतेनार्थो नाकृतेनेह कश्चन।

न चास्य सर्वभूतेषु कश्िचदर्थव्यपाश्रयः।।3.18।।
"3.18 He has nothing to gain by the performance or non-performance of action. His welfare depends not on any contribution that an earthly creature can make." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2109 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1974 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1459
Malayalam Era: 1228
Nanakshahi: 583
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya139.58°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra282.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala15.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
बुध Budha143.09°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati164.15°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra95.90°KarkaPuṣya P1
शनि Śani302.71°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:00 – 04:50
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:38 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:01 – 14:51
Godhūli Muhūrta17:59 – 18:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:11 – 18:43
Amṛta Kāla17:56 – 19:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:56
Yamaganda15:04 – 16:38
Gulika Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Varjyam06:12 – 06:32
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:40 – 07:14 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:30 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:30 – 15:04 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg15:04 – 16:38 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:38 – 18:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:11 – 19:38 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:38 – 21:04 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala21:04 – 22:30 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:30 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:14 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:14 – 05:40 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5154
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1882321.27
Julian Day2470786.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5889°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)143.05°
🪷 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 (24.5889°), declination 6.23°, EoT 2.20 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: 2052-09-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)