पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · March 13, 1897 CE

🪷 आज: राम नवमी — Rāma Navamī
Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā. Sūryavaṃśa's most exalted moment.
Historical anchor: Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (Ayodhyā) — -1626101-04-03 →

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya330.33°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra76.07°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala65.03°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha314.49°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati131.19°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra15.56°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शनि Śani219.43°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:07 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:32
Vijaya Muhūrta14:08 – 14:55
Godhūli Muhūrta17:55 – 18:19
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:07 – 18:36
Amṛta Kāla17:52 – 19:37
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:32

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:09 – 10:39
Yamaganda13:38 – 15:07
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:40
Varjyam06:40 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:21

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:40 – 09:09 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:09 – 10:39 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:39 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:08 – 13:38 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:38 – 15:07 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:07 – 16:37 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:37 – 18:07 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:07 – 19:37 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:37 – 21:07 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:07 – 22:38 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:38 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:08 – 01:39 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:39 – 03:09 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:09 – 04:40 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:40 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

9 steps · festival walk
Today is Rāma Navamī — its dedicated walk.
Vālmīki Bāla-Kāṇḍa selections + BG 4.7-8 (avatāra principle).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Ārdrā alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4998
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825531.27
Julian Day2413996.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4169°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.73°
🪷 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 (22.4169°), declination -2.88°, EoT -10.22 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: 1897-03-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)