पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 18, 1966 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	151.30°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra	196.51°	Tulā	Svātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	111.90°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
बुध Budha	158.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	95.65°	Karka	Puṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra	138.32°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani	333.68°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:59 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:06 – 04:55
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:43 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:54 – 14:43
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:47 – 18:11
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:59 – 18:30
Amṛta Kāla	17:44 – 19:29
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:27 – 17:59
Yamaganda	11:51 – 13:23
Gulika Kāla	14:55 – 16:27
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)

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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:51 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:23 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:55 – 16:27 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:27 – 17:59 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:59 – 19:27 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:27 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:55 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:23 – 23:51 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:51 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850921.27
Julian Day	2439386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3880°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	43.11°

🪷 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 (23.3880°), declination 2.11°, EoT 6.61 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: 2026-05-14T09:59:30.921Z