पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.44°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra264.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha145.87°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati155.88°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra113.78°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शनि Śani91.42°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:51
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:19
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:19 – 11:50 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:51 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:51 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:22 – 17:53 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:53 – 19:22 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:22 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:51 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:19 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864806.27
Julian Day2453271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9190°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)109.10°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.9190°), declination -0.14°, EoT 8.44 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: 2004-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)