पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 12, 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 Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	175.19°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	168.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	115.79°	Karka	Aśleṣā P3
बुध Budha	160.81°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	256.34°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra	135.48°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani	338.95°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:40 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:11 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla	05:54 – 07:22
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:54 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:11 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:11 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:39 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:06 – 17:33 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:33 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:06 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:39 – 22:11 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:22 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:22 – 05:54 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Hasta alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1861903.27
Julian Day	2450368.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8080°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	352.99°

🪷 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 (23.8080°), declination -7.44°, EoT 14.22 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: 2026-05-14T06:36:36.122Z