पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 1972 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: 2029 Krodhana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1894 Paridhāvi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1379
Malayalam Era: 1148
Nanakshahi: 503
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)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.77°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra254.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.96°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha148.68°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati246.39°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra106.48°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani57.21°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 16 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 43 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:28 – 18:00
Yamaganda11:52 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:56 – 16:28
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 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 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:28 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha18:00 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 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 Year5074
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853112.27
Julian Day2441577.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4718°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)105.94°
🪷 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 (23.4718°), declination 2.29°, EoT 6.24 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: 1972-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)