पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1948 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: 2005 Plava

Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri

Bengali Saṁvat: 1355

Malayalam Era: 1124

Nanakshahi: 479

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.49°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	289.08°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	213.90°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
बुध Budha	192.26°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	241.98°	Dhanu	Mūla P1
शुक्र Śukra	133.90°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	129.65°	Siṃha	Maghā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:39 – 16:06
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:11
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:11 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:39 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:06 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:34 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:06 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:22 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1844371.27
Julian Day	2432836.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.1375°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	111.57°

🪷 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 (23.1375°), declination -7.30°, EoT 14.22 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: 1948-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)