पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 28, 1959 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	160.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
चन्द्र Candra	104.29°	Karka	Puṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	171.68°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
बुध Budha	169.34°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	216.08°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	127.62°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	248.13°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:48 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:40 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 01 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 58 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:48 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:36 – 18:00
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:48 – 18:19
Amṛta Kāla	17:33 – 19:18
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla	13:18 – 14:48
Varjyam	06:17 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:47 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:48 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:18 – 14:48 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:48 – 16:18 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:18 – 17:48 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:48 – 19:18 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:18 – 20:48 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:48 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:18 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:47 (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	5061
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1848374.27
Julian Day	2436839.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2906°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	304.48°

🪷 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 (23.2906°), declination -1.66°, EoT 10.18 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: 1959-09-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)