पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 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 Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.84°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra196.95°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.63°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha172.63°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati115.41°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra186.06°TulāCitrā P4
शनि Śani264.54°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 39 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 20 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 16:06
Yamaganda08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:54 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:33 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:06 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:21 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5033
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838162.27
Julian Day2426627.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9000°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)20.38°
🪷 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 (22.9000°), declination -7.34°, EoT 14.44 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: 1931-10-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)