पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 2002 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: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.72°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra177.79°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala150.56°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha154.50°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.11°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra201.54°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani65.10°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:14 – 14:42
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:14 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:10 – 17:39 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:39 – 19:10 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:10 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:14 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:14 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:52 (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 Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864089.27
Julian Day2452554.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8916°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.28°
🪷 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 (23.8916°), declination -5.37°, EoT 12.96 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: 2026-05-14T07:38:33.553Z