पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 21, 1998 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya154.03°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra157.63°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.00°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha149.94°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.57°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra143.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani8.63°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 10 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 49 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:26
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:16 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:50
Gulika Kāla13:22 – 14:53
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
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: Utpāta (Inauspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:50 – 13:22 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:22 – 14:53 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:53 – 16:24 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:24 – 17:56 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:56 – 19:24 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:24 – 20:53 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:53 – 22:22 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:22 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:16 – 05:45 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862612.27
Julian Day2451077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8351°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)5.48°
🪷 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 (23.8351°), declination 0.85°, EoT 7.71 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:20.683Z