पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 24, 1999 CE

🪷 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: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya156.71°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra318.53°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala230.02°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha168.78°KanyāHasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra117.90°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शनि Śani22.71°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:53 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:09 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:41 – 18:05
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:53 – 18:23
Amṛta Kāla17:38 – 19:23
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:49
Yamaganda14:51 – 16:22
Gulika Kāla07:17 – 08:48
Varjyam06:16 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:46 – 07:17 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:17 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:51 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:51 – 16:22 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:22 – 17:53 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:53 – 19:22 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:22 – 20:51 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:51 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 23:49 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:17 – 05:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1862980.27
Julian Day2451445.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8492°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)161.27°
🪷 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 (23.8492°), declination -0.22°, EoT 8.79 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: 1999-09-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)