पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 20, 2016 CE

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🪷 आज: अङ्गारक चतुर्थी — Aṅgāraka Caturthī (Tuesday Caturthī)
Tuesday-Caturthī (rare); supremely auspicious for Maṅgala-doṣa-nivāraṇa.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1423
Malayalam Era: 1192
Nanakshahi: 547
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya153.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra18.28°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala241.07°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha141.02°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.61°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra181.32°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani226.62°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:56 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:41
Godhūli Muhūrta17:44 – 18:08
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:56 – 18:27
Amṛta Kāla17:41 – 19:26
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:25
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:22
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:25 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:25 – 17:56 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:56 – 19:25 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:25 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:45 (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 Year5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869186.27
Julian Day2457651.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0866°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)222.19°
🪷 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 (24.0866°), declination 0.99°, EoT 7.35 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:40.315Z