पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1978 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)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 Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	168.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	215.24°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	197.70°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	173.17°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	101.34°	Karka	Puṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra	207.01°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	135.09°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	20:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 48 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 11 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla	17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:17 – 11:45
Yamaganda	14:43 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla	07:20 – 08:48
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:51 – 07:20 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:20 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:45 – 13:14 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:14 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:43 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:11 – 17:40 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:40 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:11 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:43 – 22:14 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:14 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:20 – 05:51 (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	5080
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1855322.27
Julian Day	2443787.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	46.61°

🪷 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 (23.5563°), declination -4.91°, EoT 12.68 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:28:33.933Z