पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 1996 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.17°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra194.46°TulāSvātī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.96°KarkaAśleṣā P4
बुध Budha164.11°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati256.57°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra137.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani338.81°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:01
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:22 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:10 – 14:38
Varjyam06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:55 – 07:22 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:22 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:10 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:05 – 17:32 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:32 – 19:05 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:05 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:22 – 05:55 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861905.27
Julian Day2450370.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8081°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.28°
🪷 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 (23.8081°), declination -8.19°, EoT 14.65 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: 2026-05-14T10:59:26.406Z