पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 1996 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ

Bengali Saṁvat: 1403

Malayalam Era: 1172

Nanakshahi: 527

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)	Bālava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.23°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	119.89°	Karka	Aśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	113.44°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	154.66°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	255.90°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	130.80°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	339.25°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 44 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 15 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:41 – 16:09
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:52 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 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 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:09 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:09 – 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 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 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	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861899.27
Julian Day	2450364.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	307.39°

🪷 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 (23.8079°), declination -5.92°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:17:52.123Z