पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 16, 1936 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: 1993 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1858 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1343
Malayalam Era: 1112
Nanakshahi: 467
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra153.37°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala121.27°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha174.35°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati234.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शुक्र Śukra172.26°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani326.35°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:32
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:52 – 13:24
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:52
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:43 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:57 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:57 – 16:29 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:29 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:01 – 19:29 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:29 – 20:57 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:57 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 23:52 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839962.27
Julian Day2428427.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9689°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.08°
🪷 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 (22.9689°), declination 2.78°, EoT 5.87 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: 1936-09-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)