पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 7, 2021 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: 2078 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1428
Malayalam Era: 1197
Nanakshahi: 552
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya169.84°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra177.63°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala169.87°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha175.46°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.36°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra215.13°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani282.77°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:08
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:13 – 14:42
Yamaganda05:52 – 07:20
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:17
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Śubha05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:20 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:45 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:13 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:10 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:10 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:38 – 19:10 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:10 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:20 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871029.27
Julian Day2459494.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1570°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.07°
🪷 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 (24.1570°), declination -5.52°, EoT 12.96 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: 2026-05-14T09:11:42.577Z