पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1978 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2035 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1900 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1385
Malayalam Era: 1154
Nanakshahi: 509
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.13°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra40.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala188.16°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha148.16°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.17°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra198.89°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani133.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:19 – 11:50
Yamaganda14:52 – 16:24
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:45 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:19 – 11:50 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:52 – 16:24 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:24 – 17:55 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:55 – 19:24 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:24 – 20:52 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:52 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 23:50 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:50 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:19 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855308.27
Julian Day2443773.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5558°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)245.60°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.5558°), declination 0.52°, EoT 8.08 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: 1978-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)