पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1940 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1347

Malayalam Era: 1116

Nanakshahi: 471

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.49°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	8.01°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	165.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	205.50°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	20.47°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	139.40°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	20.08°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:38 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 32 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 27 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:09 – 14:36
Yamaganda	05:57 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:57 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:36 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:03 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:29 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:03 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:36 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:23 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1841454.27
Julian Day	2429919.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.0259°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.95°

🪷 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 (23.0259°), declination -9.13°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T09:11:24.593Z