पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 11, 2098 CE

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

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।

स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya143.67°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra327.00°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala140.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha149.70°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati129.89°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra171.04°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani156.35°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:06 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:54 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:58 – 14:48
Godhūli Muhūrta17:54 – 18:18
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:06 – 18:37
Amṛta Kāla17:51 – 19:36
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 15:00
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
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

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 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 15:00 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla15:00 – 16:33 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:33 – 18:06 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:06 – 19:33 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:33 – 21:00 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha21:00 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 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

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899127.27
Julian Day2487592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2317°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.10°
🪷 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 (25.2317°), declination 4.39°, EoT 4.01 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: 2098-09-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)