पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1966 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.86°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra175.11°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala127.84°SiṃhaMaghā P3
बुध Budha198.60°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.33°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra170.70°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani331.76°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:49
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:32 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:32 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850947.27
Julian Day2439412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3890°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)359.06°
🪷 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 (23.3890°), declination -7.91°, EoT 14.65 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: 2026-05-14T09:36:11.434Z