पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 23, 1997 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2054 Vikṛti

Śaka Saṁvat: 1919 Īśvara

Bengali Saṁvat: 1404

Malayalam Era: 1173

Nanakshahi: 528

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	156.24°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra	59.94°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	212.12°	Vṛścika	Viśākhā P4
बुध Budha	140.43°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	288.65°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	198.90°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	354.35°	Mīna	Revatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	22:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	12:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 07 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 52 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:45 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:51 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:53 – 18:24
Amṛta Kāla	17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:51 – 16:22
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla	11:50 – 13:21
Varjyam	06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:46 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:21 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:51 – 16:22 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:22 – 17:53 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:53 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:22 – 20:51 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:51 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:50 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:17 – 05:46 (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	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862249.27
Julian Day	2450714.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8212°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	260.87°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.8212°), declination -0.02°, EoT 8.44 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: 1997-09-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)