पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1980 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: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.70°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra247.05°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.88°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha169.40°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati148.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra107.68°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani155.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:29
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:55
Yamaganda05:44 – 07:16
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:20
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:51 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:55 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:27 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:59 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:27 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:55 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:51 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:16 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5082
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856035.27
Julian Day2444500.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5836°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.99°
🪷 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 (23.5836°), declination 1.87°, EoT 6.61 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: 1980-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)