पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 2081 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: 2138 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 2003 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1488
Malayalam Era: 1257
Nanakshahi: 612
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.53°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra169.99°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.36°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha152.33°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra145.10°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani295.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:44 – 16:13
Gulika Kāla07:19 – 08:48
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala05:51 – 07:19 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:13 – 17:42 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:42 – 19:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:44 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:19 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5183
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892940.27
Julian Day2481405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9951°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)4.80°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.9951°), declination -4.17°, EoT 11.79 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: 2081-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)