पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 1981 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2038 Bhāva

Śaka Saṁvat: 1903 Durmati

Bengali Saṁvat: 1388

Malayalam Era: 1157

Nanakshahi: 512

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.98°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	63.48°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	124.87°	Siṃha	Maghā P2
बुध Budha	182.33°	Tulā	Citrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	178.35°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
शुक्र Śukra	226.82°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani	170.38°	Kanyā	Hasta P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:02 – 17:28
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla	14:35 – 16:02
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:57 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:24 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:35 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:28 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:02 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:09 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:24 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5083
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1856430.27
Julian Day	2444895.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.5987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.28°

🪷 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 (23.5987°), declination -9.52°, EoT 15.40 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: 1981-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)