पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 2058 CE

🪷 आज: महालय अमावस्या — Mahālaya Amāvasyā (Sarvapitṛ Amāvasyā)
Final day of Pitṛ-Pakṣa; tarpaṇa for all ancestors.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2115 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1980 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1465
Malayalam Era: 1234
Nanakshahi: 589
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya149.76°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra139.78°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala91.45°KarkaPunarvasu P4
बुध Budha153.45°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.98°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra182.96°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani24.10°MeṣaBharaṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:56 – 16:28
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:52 – 13:24
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:56 – 16:28 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:28 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:28 – 20:56 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:52 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:44 (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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Phalgunī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5160
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884523.27
Julian Day2472988.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)349.74°
🪷 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 (24.6731°), declination 2.21°, EoT 6.24 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: 2058-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)