पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	179.12°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	254.48°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	196.93°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	193.80°	Tulā	Svātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.52°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	154.69°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	270.83°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	11:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	22:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:23 – 08:50
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:10 – 14:37
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:10 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:37 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:03 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:30 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:03 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:23 – 05:56 (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	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849123.27
Julian Day	2437588.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3192°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	77.24°

🪷 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 (23.3192°), declination -8.73°, 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 for: 1961-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)