पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 13, 2101 CE

🪷 आज: बलराम जयन्ती — Balarāma Jayantī (Hala-Ṣaṣṭhī)
Birth of Bala-deva, Krishna's elder brother and Saṅkarṣaṇa.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.26 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अन्ये त्वेवमजानन्तः श्रुत्वाऽन्येभ्य उपासते।तेऽपि चातितरन्त्येव मृत्युं श्रुतिपरायणाः।।13.26।।
"13.26 Others again, having no direct knowledge but only hearing from others, nevertheless worship, and they, too, if true to the teachings, cross the sea of death." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2158 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 2023 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1508
Malayalam Era: 1277
Nanakshahi: 632
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya144.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra27.43°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala47.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
बुध Budha161.30°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.96°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra188.60°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani189.09°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:29 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:47
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:29 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:59 – 16:32
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:26
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:42 – 07:15 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:26 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:59 – 16:32 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:32 – 18:04 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla18:04 – 19:32 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:32 – 20:59 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:59 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:15 – 05:42 (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 Ṣaṣṭhī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5203
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1900224.27
Julian Day2488689.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2736°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)244.25°
🪷 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 (25.2736°), declination 3.90°, EoT 4.75 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: 2101-09-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)