पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 1975 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2032 Vibhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1897 Rākṣasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1382
Malayalam Era: 1151
Nanakshahi: 506
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.62°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra210.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala64.03°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
बुध Budha174.28°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati356.87°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra128.95°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शनि Śani98.25°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 46 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 13 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:45 – 13:13
Yamaganda07:20 – 08:48
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:45
Varjyam06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:10 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:10 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:10 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:13 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:45 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:20 – 05:52 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5077
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1854228.27
Julian Day2442693.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5145°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)38.68°
🪷 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 (23.5145°), declination -5.58°, EoT 13.23 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: 1975-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)