पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 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 Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya179.63°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra142.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala131.97°SiṃhaMaghā P4
बुध Budha193.73°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati325.58°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra176.30°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani6.79°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:28 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 32 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 27 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:09 – 14:36
Gulika Kāla05:57 – 07:23
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:09 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:36 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:03 – 17:29 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:29 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:03 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:57 (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 Year5100
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862638.27
Julian Day2451103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8361°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.68°
🪷 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 (23.8361°), declination -9.11°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:10.514Z