पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 1978 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	165.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	175.03°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	195.64°	Tulā	Svātī P3
बुध Budha	168.02°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	100.91°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	205.64°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	134.74°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:45 – 16:14
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:46 – 13:15
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)

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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:15 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:14 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:43 – 19:14 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:45 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:46 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855319.27
Julian Day	2443784.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5562°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	8.83°

🪷 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 (23.5562°), declination -3.76°, EoT 11.79 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: 1978-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)