पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 1978 CE

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🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra289.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala182.80°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha133.61°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati97.78°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra192.70°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani132.46°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:04 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:52 – 18:16
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:04 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:49 – 19:34
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:26 – 14:58
Yamaganda05:42 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:20
Varjyam06:13 – 06:33
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:42 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:53 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:53 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:58 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:58 – 16:31 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:31 – 18:04 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:04 – 19:31 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:31 – 20:58 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:58 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:42 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855300.27
Julian Day2443765.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5555°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.61°
🪷 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 (23.5555°), declination 3.61°, EoT 5.13 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 at: 2026-05-14T08:45:17.449Z