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

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī

Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1373

Malayalam Era: 1142

Nanakshahi: 497

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.83°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	232.76°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	130.24°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
बुध Budha	203.92°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	99.77°	Karka	Puṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra	175.70°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शनि Śani	331.50°	Mīna	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:36 – 16:02
Yamaganda	08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:09
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:09 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:36 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:29 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:23 – 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 Pañcamī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1850951.27
Julian Day	2439416.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.3891°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	50.82°

🪷 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 (23.3891°), declination -9.39°, EoT 15.40 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: 2026-05-14T09:54:25.884Z