पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 2106 CE

🪷 आज: सिंह सङ्क्रान्ति — Siṁha Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Leo.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.9 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु।

साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।
"6.9 He looks impartially on all - lover, friend or foe; indifferent or hostile; alien or relative; virtuous or sinful." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.9's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1513
Malayalam Era: 1282
Nanakshahi: 637
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya148.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra12.43°MeṣaAśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala194.10°TulāSvātī P3
बुध Budha172.28°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.82°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra167.50°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani243.42°DhanuMūla P2

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)20:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:52
Yamaganda14:56 – 16:28
Gulika Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:44 – 07:16 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:52 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:24 – 14:56 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:28 – 18:00 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:00 – 19:28 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:56 – 22:24 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:16 – 05:44 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902054.27
Julian Day2490519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3436°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)224.43°
🪷 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 (25.3436°), declination 2.45°, 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: 2106-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)