पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1899 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1956 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1821 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1306
Malayalam Era: 1075
Nanakshahi: 430
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.11°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra184.38°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.04°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha175.05°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati201.38°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra176.76°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani237.39°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:43 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla07:20 – 08:48
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:14 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:43 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:11 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:40 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:11 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:43 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:14 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:20 – 05:51 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5001
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826468.27
Julian Day2414933.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4528°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)14.69°
🪷 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 (22.4528°), declination -4.96°, EoT 12.68 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: 1899-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)