पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 1931 CE

🪷 आज: महानवमी — Mahā-Navamī
9th day of Śāradīya Navrātri; Devī's final victory.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra257.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala189.85°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha136.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati111.45°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra157.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani264.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:57 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:45 – 18:09
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:57 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:42 – 19:27
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:26 – 17:57
Yamaganda11:51 – 13:22
Gulika Kāla14:54 – 16:26
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:16 – 08:47 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:47 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:51 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:22 – 14:54 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:54 – 16:26 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:26 – 17:57 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:57 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:26 – 20:54 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:22 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:51 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:19 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:47 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:16 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838139.27
Julian Day2426604.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8991°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.41°
🪷 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 (22.8991°), declination 1.54°, EoT 7.35 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: 1931-09-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)