पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 3, 2096 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1503
Malayalam Era: 1272
Nanakshahi: 627
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya136.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra321.37°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala123.47°SiṃhaMaghā P2
बुध Budha121.46°SiṃhaMaghā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.49°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra164.63°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani132.84°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 34 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 25 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta14:03 – 14:53
Godhūli Muhūrta18:02 – 18:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:14 – 18:46
Amṛta Kāla17:59 – 19:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:14 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:57
Gulika Kāla13:31 – 15:06
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:40 – 07:14 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:14 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:57 – 13:31 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:31 – 15:06 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha15:06 – 16:40 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:40 – 18:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala18:14 – 19:40 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:40 – 21:06 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta21:06 – 22:31 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:31 – 23:57 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:57 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:14 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:14 – 05:40 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898389.27
Julian Day2486854.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2035°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)183.68°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (25.2035°), declination 7.21°, EoT 1.15 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: 2096-09-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)