पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 1956 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2013 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1878 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1363

Malayalam Era: 1132

Nanakshahi: 487

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.41°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	303.96°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	320.56°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha	161.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	147.36°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra	137.59°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	217.56°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:23 – 08:49
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:10 – 14:37
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:23 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:10 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:37 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:04 – 17:31 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:31 – 19:04 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:04 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:49 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:23 – 05:56 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5058
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1847296.27
Julian Day	2435761.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2494°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	125.01°

🪷 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 (23.2494°), declination -8.44°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:57:49.609Z