पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 1979 CE

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🪷 आज: पाशाङ्कुशा एकादशी — Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī
Confers strength + wealth + son; equivalent to 1000 Aśvamedha-yajñas.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2036 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1901 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1386
Malayalam Era: 1155
Nanakshahi: 510
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya164.69°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra292.06°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.95°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha178.75°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati126.70°SiṃhaMaghā P3
शुक्र Śukra175.07°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani146.13°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:45 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 54 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:15
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla11:47 – 13:16
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:17 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:16 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:44 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:15 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:47 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:19 – 05:49 (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 Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855683.27
Julian Day2444148.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5701°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)130.22°
🪷 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 (23.5701°), declination -3.27°, EoT 11.48 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: 1979-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)