पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 5, 2009 CE

🪷 आज: पितृ पक्ष आरम्भ — Pitṛ-Pakṣa Start
Begin 16-day śrāddha period for ancestors. Bhādrapada Pūrṇimā next-day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya138.63°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra322.72°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala72.34°MithunaĀrdrā P2
बुध Budha162.05°KanyāHasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati295.78°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra107.09°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani149.18°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:40 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 33 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 26 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta03:59 – 04:49
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:37 – 05:40
Abhijit Muhūrta11:31 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta14:02 – 14:52
Godhūli Muhūrta18:01 – 18:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:13 – 18:44
Amṛta Kāla17:58 – 19:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:31 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:30 – 15:05
Gulika Kāla05:40 – 07:14
Varjyam06:11 – 06:31
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:40 – 07:14 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:14 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:56 – 13:30 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:30 – 15:05 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta15:05 – 16:39 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:39 – 18:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha18:13 – 19:39 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:39 – 21:05 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla21:05 – 22:30 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:30 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:56 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:14 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:14 – 05:40 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5111
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1866614.27
Julian Day2455079.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9882°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.65°
🪷 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 (23.9882°), declination 6.82°, EoT 1.85 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: 2009-09-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)