पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 1961 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: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.31°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra68.14°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.69°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha190.67°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati274.79°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra136.26°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani270.57°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:32 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:15 – 17:45
Yamaganda11:47 – 13:16
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:15
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:18 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:15 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:45 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:15 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:16 – 23:47 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:18 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849108.27
Julian Day2437573.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3187°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.07°
🪷 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 (23.3187°), declination -3.03°, EoT 11.17 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: 1961-10-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)