पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1961 CE

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तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.09°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	310.84°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.70°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	189.97°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	275.83°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	159.63°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	270.96°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:30 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 29 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 31 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:35 – 16:01
Gulika Kāla	07:24 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:58 – 07:24 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:01 – 17:27 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:27 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:01 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:35 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:24 – 05:58 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849127.27
Julian Day	2437592.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	130.12°

🪷 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 (23.3194°), declination -10.19°, EoT 15.70 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: 2026-05-14T10:37:18.321Z