पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 1991 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: 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	170.52°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	172.24°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	180.52°	Tulā	Citrā P3
बुध Budha	173.80°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	131.33°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शुक्र Śukra	127.12°	Siṃha	Maghā P3
शनि Śani	276.34°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 46 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 13 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:53 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:43 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:38 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:41 – 16:10
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:21 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:52 – 07:20 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:20 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:41 – 16:10 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:10 – 17:38 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:38 – 19:10 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:10 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:41 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:20 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:20 – 05:52 (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 Year	5093
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860072.27
Julian Day	2448537.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7380°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.63°

🪷 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 (23.7380°), declination -5.62°, EoT 13.23 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: 1991-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)