पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 19, 1968 CE

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तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2025 Durmati

Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka

Bengali Saṁvat: 1375

Malayalam Era: 1144

Nanakshahi: 499

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.30°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	144.46°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	143.99°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	175.71°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	151.95°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.38°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	358.96°	Mīna	Revatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	03:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	15:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 29 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 30 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla	17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:09 – 14:35
Gulika Kāla	05:58 – 07:24
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:27 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1851683.27
Julian Day	2440148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.4171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	322.75°

🪷 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 (23.4171°), declination -9.94°, EoT 15.55 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: 1968-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)