पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1988 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa

Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1395

Malayalam Era: 1164

Nanakshahi: 519

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	183.17°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	292.55°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	336.73°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha	168.19°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	41.87°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra	144.61°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani	243.96°	Dhanu	Mūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 27 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 32 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:08 – 14:34
Yamaganda	05:58 – 07:24
Gulika Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:58 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:16 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:34 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:26 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:00 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1858989.27
Julian Day	2447454.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.6966°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.35°

🪷 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 (23.6966°), declination -10.36°, EoT 15.70 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: 1988-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)