पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 1981 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: 2038 Bhāva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1388
Malayalam Era: 1157
Nanakshahi: 512
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya161.24°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra159.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.86°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha187.28°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.01°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra204.19°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani167.93°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 00 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 59 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:12 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:48 – 18:18
Amṛta Kāla17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:48
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
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 Amṛta05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:48 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:48 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:18 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:18 – 05:48 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1856410.27
Julian Day2444875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5979°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.22°
🪷 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 (23.5979°), declination -1.92°, EoT 10.18 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:40.672Z