पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 2015 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: 2072 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1937 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1422
Malayalam Era: 1191
Nanakshahi: 546
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.32°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra175.75°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.90°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha157.69°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati138.43°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra129.33°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:58 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 38 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 21 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:38 – 16:06
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Roga05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:38 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:38 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:22 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5117
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868843.27
Julian Day2457308.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0734°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.29°
🪷 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 (24.0734°), declination -7.59°, EoT 14.44 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: 2015-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)