पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 1959 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: 2016 Paridhāvi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1881 Vikāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1366
Malayalam Era: 1135
Nanakshahi: 490
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya150.12°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra330.20°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala164.46°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha149.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati214.30°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra127.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani247.82°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:01 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:42 – 05:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:49 – 18:13
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:01 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla17:46 – 19:31
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:24 – 14:56
Yamaganda05:43 – 07:15
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:20
Varjyam06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:43 – 07:15 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:15 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:52 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:52 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:24 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:28 – 18:01 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta18:01 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:56 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:24 – 23:52 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:52 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:15 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:15 – 05:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1848363.27
Julian Day2436828.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2902°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)181.81°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.2902°), declination 2.62°, EoT 6.24 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: 1959-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)