पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 29, 1997 CE

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

Also observed today

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 Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya162.12°KanyāHasta P1
चन्द्र Candra133.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha150.52°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati288.41°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra205.76°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani353.90°MīnaRevatī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:48 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:47 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 58 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 01 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:48 – 05:48
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:12
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:35 – 17:59
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:47 – 18:17
Amṛta Kāla17:32 – 19:17
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:12

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:18 – 11:48
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:47
Varjyam06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:48 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:18 – 11:48 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:48 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:47 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:47 – 16:17 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:17 – 17:47 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:47 – 19:17 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:17 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:47 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:48 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:18 – 05:48 (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 Year5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862255.27
Julian Day2450720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8215°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.03°
🪷 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 (23.8215°), declination -2.36°, EoT 10.52 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: 2026-05-14T07:46:51.005Z