पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1940 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya151.94°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra347.39°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala146.56°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha163.78°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati23.00°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra107.28°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शनि Śani21.76°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:51 – 13:23
Yamaganda07:16 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:20 – 11:51
Varjyam06:15 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:44 – 07:16 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:16 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:23 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:27 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:27 – 17:59 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:59 – 19:27 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:27 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:23 – 23:51 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:51 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:16 – 05:44 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841425.27
Julian Day2429890.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0248°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.77°
🪷 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 (23.0248°), declination 2.00°, EoT 6.61 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: 1940-09-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)