पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 22, 1998 CE

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🪷 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: 2055 Khara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1920 Bahudhānya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1405
Malayalam Era: 1174
Nanakshahi: 529
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya155.01°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
चन्द्र Candra169.60°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala116.62°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha151.79°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati328.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra145.12°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani8.57°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:55 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:50 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 09 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 50 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:08 – 04:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:45 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:40
Godhūli Muhūrta17:43 – 18:07
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:55 – 18:25
Amṛta Kāla17:40 – 19:25
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:52 – 16:23
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:50 – 13:21
Varjyam06:16 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 Roga05:45 – 07:17 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:50 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:50 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:52 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:52 – 16:23 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:23 – 17:55 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:55 – 19:23 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:23 – 20:52 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:52 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 23:50 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:50 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:17 – 05:45 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862613.27
Julian Day2451078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8352°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)17.17°
🪷 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 (23.8352°), declination 0.46°, EoT 8.08 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: 1998-09-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)