पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 22, 1976 CE

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तुला सङ्क्रान्ति · Tulā SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2033 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 1898 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1383

Malayalam Era: 1152

Nanakshahi: 507

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Śakuni
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	185.24°	Tulā	Citrā P4
चन्द्र Candra	168.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	195.79°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	174.66°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	35.86°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra	218.41°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	112.13°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 25 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 34 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla	17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda	14:33 – 15:59
Gulika Kāla	07:25 – 08:51
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	06:00 – 07:25 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:08 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:33 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	15:59 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:25 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	18:59 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:33 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:25 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5078
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1854608.27
Julian Day	2443073.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5290°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	343.75°

🪷 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 (23.5290°), declination -11.03°, EoT 15.95 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: 1976-10-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)