पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 5, 1940 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.62°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	217.69°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	157.47°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	189.93°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.78°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	125.74°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
शनि Śani	20.90°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:41 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 49 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 10 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:29 – 17:53
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:41 – 18:10
Amṛta Kāla	17:26 – 19:11
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:14 – 14:43
Gulika Kāla	05:51 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:46 – 13:14 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:43 – 16:12 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:12 – 17:41 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:41 – 19:12 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:12 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:43 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:14 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841442.27
Julian Day	2429907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.72°

🪷 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 (23.0255°), declination -4.61°, EoT 12.39 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: 1940-10-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)