पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 31, 1987 CE

🪷 आज: अक्षय नवमी — Akṣaya Navamī (Āmlā Navamī)
Worship of Āmlā tree; equivalent merit to Akṣaya Tṛtīyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2044 Vikrama
Śaka Saṁvat: 1909 Prabhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1394
Malayalam Era: 1163
Nanakshahi: 518
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya193.40°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra300.88°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala170.81°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha187.69°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.05°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra211.62°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani234.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:53 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:30
Gulika Kāla06:05 – 07:29
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:05 – 07:29 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:29 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:53 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:19 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:30 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:53 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:53 – 04:29 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:29 – 06:05 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5089
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1858634.27
Julian Day2447099.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6830°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)107.83°
🪷 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 (23.6830°), declination -13.87°, EoT 16.45 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: 1987-10-31 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)