पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 2, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: ओणम् (वामन-बलि स्मरण) — Onam (Vāmana / King Bali)
Kerala festival; King Bali's annual return to Kerala. Aligned with Thiru-Onam (Śravaṇa nakshatra in Bhādrapada).

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2066 Śubhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1931 Virodhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1416
Malayalam Era: 1185
Nanakshahi: 540
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya135.73°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra286.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala70.48°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha161.02°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.12°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra103.49°KarkaPuṣya P4
शनि Śani148.82°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:57 – 04:48
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:35 – 05:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta14:04 – 14:54
Godhūli Muhūrta18:04 – 18:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:16 – 18:48
Amṛta Kāla18:01 – 19:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:32
Yamaganda07:13 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:57
Varjyam06:10 – 06:30
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:38 – 07:13 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:13 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:32 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:32 – 15:07 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:07 – 16:41 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:41 – 18:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:16 – 19:41 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:41 – 21:07 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:07 – 22:32 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:32 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:13 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:13 – 05:38 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866611.27
Julian Day2455076.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9881°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.77°
🪷 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 (23.9881°), declination 7.93°, EoT 0.81 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: 2009-09-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)