पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 1961 CE

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🪷 आज: तुला सङ्क्रान्ति — Tulā Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Libra.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya180.11°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra268.22°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.62°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha193.03°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati275.59°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra155.92°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani270.86°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:16 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 43 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 17 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:36 – 16:03
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:09
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:36 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:29 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849124.27
Julian Day2437589.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3193°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)90.20°
🪷 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 (23.3193°), declination -9.10°, EoT 15.23 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 at: 2026-05-14T11:02:07.202Z