पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1994 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: 2051 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1916 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1401
Malayalam Era: 1170
Nanakshahi: 525
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.78°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra180.91°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala97.10°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha192.43°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati202.42°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra203.46°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani312.84°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:14 – 14:43
Yamaganda05:51 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:51 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:11 – 17:40 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:40 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:11 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:51 (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 Year5096
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861166.27
Julian Day2449631.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7798°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)10.35°
🪷 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 (23.7798°), declination -4.96°, EoT 12.68 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: 2026-05-14T06:31:48.651Z