पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 1955 CE

🪷 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: 2012 Kīlaka
Śaka Saṁvat: 1877 Manmatha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1362
Malayalam Era: 1131
Nanakshahi: 486
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.67°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra168.59°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.39°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha175.91°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati122.30°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra189.91°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani207.09°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla05:55 – 07:22
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 Kāla05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:22 – 05:55 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5057
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846930.27
Julian Day2435395.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2354°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)352.19°
🪷 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 (23.2354°), declination -8.16°, EoT 14.86 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: 1955-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)