पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 1959 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.68°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	300.69°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.98°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	191.53°	Tulā	Svātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	218.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	133.47°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	248.79°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:21 – 08:49
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla	13:11 – 14:39
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

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	05:54 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:44 – 13:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:11 – 14:39 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:07 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:34 – 19:07 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:39 – 22:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:11 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:21 – 05:54 (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)	1848388.27
Julian Day	2436853.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.2911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	124.75°

🪷 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 (23.2911°), declination -7.05°, EoT 14.22 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: 1959-10-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)