पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 1907 CE

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🪷 आज: शारदीय नवरात्रि आरम्भ — Śāradīya Navrātri Start
Autumn Navrātri begins; Devī Mahiṣāsura-mardinī worship for 9 nights.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1964 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1829 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1314
Malayalam Era: 1083
Nanakshahi: 438
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.05°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra178.65°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala275.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha192.74°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.91°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra178.45°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani331.27°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:10
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:51 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:10 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:38 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:10 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:45 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:20 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5009
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1829391.27
Julian Day2417856.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5646°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.70°
🪷 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 (22.5646°), declination -5.37°, EoT 13.23 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:50:09.982Z