13 September 2025 Panchang, History & Education Updates

📅 Today’s Panchang (As per New Delhi)

• Date: 13 September 2025, Saturday
• Shaka Samvat: 1947
• Vikram Samvat: 2082
• Month: Ashwin (Krishna Paksha)
• Tithi: Shashthi till 07:25, then Saptami
• Nakshatra: Krittika till 10:12, then Rohini
• Karana: Vanija till 07:25, then Vishti
• Yoga: Harshana till 10:32, then Vajra
• Moon Sign: Taurus (all day)
• Sunrise: 06:04
• Sunset: 18:29
• Moonrise: 22:19
• Suryaayan: Dakshinayan
• Ayan (Declination): Uttar Gola
• Abhijit Muhurat: 11:52 – 12:41
• Rahu Kaal: 09:10 – 10:43
• Season (Ritu): Sharad
• Disha Shool: East

✨ Special Notes

• Today, Saturday: Ashwin Krishna Shashthi till 07:25, then Saptami till 29:06 (next day morning 05:06)
• Observances: Kapila Shashthi, Saptami Shraddha, Saptami Tithi Kshaya
• Auspicious Yogas: Sarvarthasiddhi Yoga, Amrit Siddhi Yoga till sunrise, Tripushkar Yoga (07:24 – 10:12)
• Ravi Yoga (removes all doshas): from 15:40 onwards
• Vighnakarak Bhadra: from 07:24 – 18:14
• Planetary positions:
  • Sun enters Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra at 15:41
  • Mars enters Libra at 29:40
  • Mercury enters Uttara Phalguni Nakshatra at 16:02
• Festival: Shri Dnyaneshwari Granth Jayanti (Warkari Sampradaya)

👉 Tomorrow (Sunday, 14 September 2025):

• Ashwin Krishna Ashtami till 27:08, then Navami begins
• Observances: Ashtami Shraddha, Madhyashtami Shraddha, Kalashtami, Ashokashtami, Mahalaxmi Vrat (with Chandrodaya Vyapini), Rohini Vrat (Jain), Jivitputrika Vrat (Jiutiya)

🎯 Thought of the Day

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“Knowledge is a wealth which neither a thief can steal nor a king can seize.
It does not get divided among brothers, nor does it burden you to carry.
In fact, the more you spend, the more it grows.
Thus, Vidya (knowledge) is the supreme wealth among all.”
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📜 Historical Events on 13 September

1. 922 – The highest temperature on Earth was recorded in El Azizia, Libya. This temperature was measured in the shade at 136.4°F (58°C).
2. 1100 – Chocolate was used for the first time. Today, International Chocolate Day is celebrated on this date.
3. 1250 – The Battle of Mansuria began between Christians and Muslims. This war, also known as the Crusade, took place in Egypt.
4. 1574 – The Turkish army recaptured Tunis.
5. 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, the first President of England, died at the age of 59.
6. 1743 – Britain, Austria, and Savoy-Sardinia signed the Treaty of Worms.
7. 1751 – The Calvary in Banská Štiavnica was completed in the Kingdom of Hungary.
8. 1759 – The British defeated the French army at the Plains of Abraham.
9. 1780 – The first elevator test was conducted in Chicago, invented by John Beckbart.
10. 1788 – New York City became the first capital of the United States.
11. 1788 – Under the Philadelphia Convention, the date for the first presidential election in America was decided.
12. 1791 – King Louis XIV of France adopted the new constitution.
13. 1834 – The Gleaner newspaper was published for the first time in Jamaica.
14. 1858 – The Hamburg-US ship Austria caught fire and sank, killing 471 people.
15. 1882 – The Battle of Tel El Kebir was fought during the Anglo-Egyptian War.
16. 1914 – World War I: The Battle of the Aisne began between Germany and France.
17. 1922 – The Polish Parliament passed the Gdynia Port Construction Act.
18. 1923 – A military coup took place in Spain. Miguel de Primo de Rivera took power and established a dictatorship, banning trade unions for 10 years.
19. 1929 – After a 63-day hunger strike in Lahore jail, famous Indian revolutionary Jatin Das died.
20. 1942 – The German army attacked Stalingrad.
21. 1947 – Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru suggested the mutual transfer of 4 million Hindus and Muslims.
22. 1948 – Deputy Prime Minister Vallabhbhai Patel ordered the army to enter Hyderabad and integrate it into the Indian Union.
23. 1956 – IBM launched the first commercial computer with disk storage, the IBM 305 RAMAC.
24. 1968 – Albania withdrew from the Warsaw Pact.
25. 1971 – The World Hockey Association was formed.
26. 1977 – General Motors introduced the first diesel automobile.
27. 1979 – China conducted a nuclear test.
28. 1993 – Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin signed the Gaza–Jericho Agreement in Washington, USA.
29. 2000 – Viswanathan Anand of India won the first FIDE Chess World Cup in Shenyang.
30. 2001 – The United States pressured Pakistan to capture Osama bin Laden.
31. 2002 – Israel attacked the Gaza Strip, which was under Palestinian control.
32. 2005 – The United States announced standards for supporting permanent membership in the UN Security Council.
33. 2006 – The first IBSA (India-Brazil-South Africa) summit began in Brasília, Brazil.
34. 2007 – NASA scientists discovered a planet three times larger than Jupiter.
35. 2007 – Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov and dissolved the central cabinet.
36. 2007 – Burj Khalifa in Dubai became the tallest building in the world.
37. 2008 – Four bomb blasts occurred in three places in Delhi, killing around 30 people and injuring over 130.
38. 2009 – Charles Dias from Kochi was nominated to the Lok Sabha as a representative of the Anglo-Indian community.
39. 2009 – The ISRO-NASA mission to discover water on the Moon failed.
40. 2013 – Taliban terrorists attacked the US Consulate in Herat, Afghanistan, killing two Afghan National Police soldiers and injuring 20 people.
41. 2019 – Vietnam inaugurated Southeast Asia’s largest solar power farm.
42. 2020 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated three major petroleum sector projects in Bihar through video conferencing.
43. 2021 – Bhupendra Patel, a first-time MLA, took oath as the 17th Chief Minister of Gujarat.
44. 2022 – Twitter shareholders approved a $44 billion deal on 13 September.
45. 2022 – Arjun Munda held official talks with Meka Whaitiri, New Zealand’s Minister of Food Safety, Customs, and Veterans Affairs.
46. 2023 – An airstrike in war-torn Darfur, Sudan killed about 40 civilians.
47. 2023 – A North Korea–Russia summit was held at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia.
48. 2023 – The Union Cabinet approved the expansion of the Ujjwala Scheme.
49. 2023 – A bomb blast near the Israeli border fence killed about 5 people and injured 25.
50. 2023 – A fire in a nine-story building in Vietnam killed 56 people and injured 37.
51. 2023 – A road accident in Bharatpur district, Rajasthan killed 11 people and injured at least 15.
52. 2024 – The Government of India renamed Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, to Shri Vijaya Puram.
53. 2024 – Eight people drowned and died in a river in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

🎂 Famous Birthdays on 13 September

1. 1845 – Henry Cotton, President of the Indian National Congress.
2. 1909 – Ray Bowden, English footballer.
3. 1912 – Reta Shaw, American actress.
4. 1926 – Nagendra Bala, Indian woman revolutionary.
5. 1932 – Dr. Prabha Atre, renowned Indian classical singer of the Kirana Gharana.
6. 1939 – Bhagwat Rawat, famous poet and essayist.
7. 1946 – Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, Indian soldier and Param Vir Chakra awardee.
8. 1960 – Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy, Indian political leader.
9. 1969 – Shane Warne, legendary Australian spinner. He took 708 wickets in Test cricket and 293 in One Day Internationals.
10. 1973 – Mahima Chaudhry, Indian actress.
11. 1978 – Dr. Bharti Pravin Pawar, Indian politician and Minister of Health (Lok Sabha member since 2019).

🕯️ Notable Deaths on 13 September

1. 1928 – Sridhar Pathak, famous poet
2. 1929 – Jatin Das, revolutionary freedom fighter
3. 1944 – Noor Inayat Khan, British spy of Indian origin in WWII
4. 1997 – Anjaan, Indian lyricist & poet
5. 2012 – Ranganath Mishra, 21st Chief Justice of India
6. 2015 – Kalamandalam Satyabhama, Mohiniyattam dancer
7. 2020 – Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Indian politician
8. 2021 – Oscar Fernandes, former Union Minister
9. 2023 – Mircea Snegur, Moldovan President

🌺 Festivals & Observances on 13 September

1. 1928 – Shridhar Pathak, famous Indian poet.
2. 1929 – Jatindranath Das, renowned Indian revolutionary.
3. 1944 – Noor Inayat Khan, British spy of Indian origin who worked for the Allies during World War II.
4. 1984 – Swami Brahmanand, Indian philanthropist, social reformer, freedom fighter, and politician.
5. 1997 – Anjaan, well-known Indian Hindi film lyricist and poet.
6. 2012 – Ranganath Mishra, 21st Chief Justice of India.
7. 2015 – Kalamandalam Satyabhama, Indian classical dancer, teacher, and choreographer, known for Mohiniyattam from Kerala.
8. 2017 – Pavani Parameswara Rao, senior advocate of the Supreme Court of India.
9. 2019 – B. N. Yugandhar, former Indian bureaucrat, passed away at the age of 82.
10. 2020 – Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Singh, Indian politician, member of the 14th Lok Sabha, and cabinet minister in the UPA government.
11. 2021 – Oscar Fernandes, former Union Minister of India, passed away at the age of 80 in Mangalore.
12. 2021 – Bhawani Roy, former Indian footballer and Mohun Bagan legend, passed away in Kolkata after a prolonged illness at the age of 75.
13. 2022 – Prof. N. M. Joseph, former Kerala minister and senior Janata Dal leader, passed away at the age of 79.
14. 2023 – Mircea Snegur, former President and Member of Parliament of Moldova, passed away at the age of 83.
15. 2023 – Manik Bhide, Indian Hindustani classical singer, passed away at the age of 88.
16. 2023 – Tu’uakitau Cokanauto, Fijian politician and Member of Parliament, passed away at the age of 78.