पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1931 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: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.15°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra294.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.87°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha139.55°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati112.01°KarkaAśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra161.12°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani264.18°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:54 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:42 – 18:06
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:54 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla17:39 – 19:24
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:50 – 13:21
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:47
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:50
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:45 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:47 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:50 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:52 – 16:23 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:23 – 17:54 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:54 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:23 – 20:52 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:52 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:50 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:47 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:47 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838142.27
Julian Day2426607.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8992°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)136.87°
🪷 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 (22.8992°), declination 0.38°, EoT 8.44 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: 1931-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)