पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 1993 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: 2050 Vyaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha

Bengali Saṁvat: 1400

Malayalam Era: 1169

Nanakshahi: 524

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.92°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	186.76°	Tulā	Svātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	199.29°	Tulā	Svātī P4
बुध Budha	203.93°	Tulā	Viśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	180.78°	Tulā	Citrā P3
शुक्र Śukra	156.40°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani	299.94°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 33 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 26 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:10 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla	05:56 – 07:23
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:43 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:37 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:03 – 17:30 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:30 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:03 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:23 – 05:56 (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	5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1860811.27
Julian Day	2449276.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.7662°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	7.58°

🪷 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 (23.7662°), declination -8.82°, EoT 15.05 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: 1993-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)