पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1940 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.67°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	172.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	155.54°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	185.62°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	22.06°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	122.39°	Siṃha	Maghā P1
शनि Śani	21.08°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:47 – 13:16
Yamaganda	07:19 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla	10:17 – 11:47
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:49 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:45 – 16:14 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:14 – 17:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:44 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:14 – 20:45 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:45 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:19 – 05:49 (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 Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841439.27
Julian Day	2429904.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0253°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	6.62°

🪷 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 (23.0253°), declination -3.45°, EoT 11.48 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 at: 2026-05-14T11:02:39.827Z