पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 9, 1940 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: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya172.57°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra271.85°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala160.04°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha195.45°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati21.38°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra130.24°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शनि Śani20.65°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:21 – 08:49
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:45
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:53 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:09 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:09 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:09 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:21 – 05:53 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841446.27
Julian Day2429911.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0256°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)96.33°
🪷 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 (23.0256°), declination -6.14°, EoT 13.49 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: 1940-10-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)