पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1923 CE

🪷 आज: गणेश चतुर्थी — Gaṇeśa Caturthī
Gaṇeśa's birth day; 11-day festival in Maharashtra.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1980 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1330
Malayalam Era: 1099
Nanakshahi: 454
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.42°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra191.11°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.53°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha172.03°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati204.07°TulāViśākhā P2
शुक्र Śukra149.47°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani176.53°KanyāCitrā 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)09:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:03 – 04:52
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:40 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:57 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:35
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Yamaganda14:59 – 16:31
Gulika Kāla07:15 – 08:47
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:42 – 07:15 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:15 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:47 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:53 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:59 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:59 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:31 – 18:04 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga18:04 – 19:31 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:31 – 20:59 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:59 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:53 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:47 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:15 – 05:42 (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 Time

Kali Year5025
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835211.27
Julian Day2423676.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7871°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)41.17°
🪷 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 (22.7871°), declination 3.88°, EoT 5.13 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: 1923-09-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)