पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 1957 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: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.15°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra82.47°MithunaPunarvasu P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.53°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha173.95°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati171.36°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra224.19°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani228.03°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 34 Mins 11 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 25 Mins 49 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:23 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:37 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847662.27
Julian Day2436127.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2633°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)266.41°
🪷 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 (23.2633°), declination -8.72°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-05-14T11:00:47.801Z