पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 14, 2016 CE

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🪷 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: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya147.58°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra291.22°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala237.34°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha145.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati156.31°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra173.99°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani226.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:03 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:04 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:41 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:28 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:46
Godhūli Muhūrta17:51 – 18:15
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:03 – 18:34
Amṛta Kāla17:48 – 19:33
Niśīta Muhūrta23:28 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:53 – 13:25
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:53
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

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 Labha05:43 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:53 – 13:25 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:25 – 14:58 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:58 – 16:30 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:30 – 18:03 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:03 – 19:30 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:30 – 20:58 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:58 – 22:25 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:25 – 23:53 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:53 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869180.27
Julian Day2457645.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0863°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)144.13°
🪷 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 (24.0863°), declination 3.31°, EoT 5.13 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: 2026-05-14T08:58:40.494Z