पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 4, 1986 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: 2043 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1908 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1393

Malayalam Era: 1162

Nanakshahi: 517

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.86°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
चन्द्र Candra	170.09°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	273.83°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha	186.50°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	322.12°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	204.60°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
शनि Śani	221.61°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:22 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:11
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:22 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:15 – 14:44
Gulika Kāla	05:50 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: 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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:46 – 13:15 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:44 – 16:13 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:13 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:42 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:13 – 20:44 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:15 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5088
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858242.27
Julian Day	2446707.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6680°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	1.96°

🪷 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 (23.6680°), declination -4.17°, EoT 12.10 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: 2026-05-14T10:51:58.507Z