पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 1961 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa 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)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	187.07°	Tulā	Svātī P1
चन्द्र Candra	9.00°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	202.48°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
बुध Budha	184.98°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	276.18°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	164.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शनि Śani	271.12°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	17:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	06:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 22 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 37 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla	17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:33 – 15:58
Yamaganda	08:51 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:42 – 13:07
Varjyam	06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta	08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	06:00 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:51 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:33 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	15:58 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	18:58 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:33 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:42 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:26 – 06:00 (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 Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1849131.27
Julian Day	2437596.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	183.62°

🪷 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 (23.3195°), declination -11.61°, EoT 16.15 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: 2026-05-14T10:37:35.145Z