पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 2000 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama

Bengali Saṁvat: 1407

Malayalam Era: 1176

Nanakshahi: 531

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.11°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	61.05°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	145.53°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha	202.19°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	46.76°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	214.66°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	35.94°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	20:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	10:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:09
Yamaganda	07:24 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:57 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:35 – 16:02 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:02 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:02 – 20:35 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:35 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:09 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:24 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863370.27
Julian Day	2451835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8641°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	239.11°

🪷 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 (23.8641°), declination -9.67°, EoT 15.40 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: 2000-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)