पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 2026 CE

🪷 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: 2083 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1948 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1433
Malayalam Era: 1202
Nanakshahi: 557
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.52°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra178.08°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala102.87°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha198.24°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati116.87°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra192.83°TulāSvātī P2
शनि Śani346.61°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 40 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 19 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:07 – 17:35
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 16:07
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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 Udveg05:54 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:07 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:35 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:54 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872859.27
Julian Day2461324.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2270°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)6.68°
🪷 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 (24.2270°), declination -6.96°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-05-14T04:46:30.405Z