पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 1997 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	173.94°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	283.41°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	224.76°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
बुध Budha	171.82°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	288.28°	Makara	Śravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra	219.26°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P2
शनि Śani	352.96°	Mīna	Revatī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla	17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:49 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:12 – 14:39
Gulika Kāla	05:54 – 07:21
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:54 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:49 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:44 – 13:12 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:12 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:07 – 17:35 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:35 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:44 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:49 – 04:21 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:21 – 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 Time

Kali Year	5099
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1862267.27
Julian Day	2450732.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8219°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.76°

🪷 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 (23.8219°), declination -6.97°, EoT 13.99 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: 1997-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)