पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 2073 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: 2130 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1995 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1480
Malayalam Era: 1249
Nanakshahi: 604
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.60°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra173.31°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala94.36°KarkaPuṣya P1
बुध Budha188.53°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati102.34°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra143.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani206.95°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:45
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:45 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:14 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:43 – 19:14 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:45 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:50 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5175
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1890017.27
Julian Day2478482.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8833°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)7.61°
🪷 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 (24.8833°), declination -3.76°, EoT 11.48 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: 2073-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)