पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 10, 1968 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.38°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra33.22°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala138.42°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha185.80°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra203.38°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani359.67°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:36 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:24 – 17:48
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:36 – 18:05
Amṛta Kāla17:21 – 19:06
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:12 – 14:40
Yamaganda05:53 – 07:21
Gulika Kāla08:49 – 10:17
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:53 – 07:21 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:12 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:36 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:36 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:12 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:49 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:21 – 05:53 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851674.27
Julian Day2440139.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4168°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.11°
🪷 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 (23.4168°), declination -6.60°, EoT 13.74 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 for: 1968-10-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)