पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 6, 1991 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya168.55°KanyāHasta P3
चन्द्र Candra144.68°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala179.18°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha170.38°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.94°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra125.74°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani276.33°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:40 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 48 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 11 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:28 – 17:52
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:40 – 18:09
Amṛta Kāla17:25 – 19:10
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:11 – 17:40
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:11
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:51 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:20 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:11 – 17:40 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:40 – 19:11 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:11 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:20 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860070.27
Julian Day2448535.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7379°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)337.84°
🪷 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 (23.7379°), declination -4.86°, 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 for: 1991-10-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)