पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 19, 1942 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.42°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra260.15°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.78°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha179.60°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati88.33°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra138.21°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani49.81°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:55
Gulika Kāla05:44 – 07:16
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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 Kāla05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:51 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:51 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:55 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:26 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:58 – 19:26 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:26 – 20:55 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:51 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:16 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:16 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842156.27
Julian Day2430621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)108.45°
🪷 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 (23.0528°), declination 1.80°, EoT 6.98 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: 1942-09-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)