पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1957 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: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.46°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra160.70°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala157.19°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha140.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.59°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra198.81°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani226.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:52 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:40 – 18:04
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:52 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:37 – 19:22
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:51 – 16:22
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:49 – 13:20
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:49 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:22 – 17:52 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:52 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:51 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:49 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847640.27
Julian Day2436105.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2625°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)3.47°
🪷 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 (23.2625°), declination -0.29°, EoT 8.79 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: 1957-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)