पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2001 CE

🪷 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: 2058 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1408
Malayalam Era: 1177
Nanakshahi: 532
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya170.96°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra54.43°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala263.09°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha183.62°TulāCitrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati80.67°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra146.92°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani50.91°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:10 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 45 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 14 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:20 – 08:49
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:13 – 14:41
Varjyam06:22 – 06:40
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:52 – 07:20 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:20 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:13 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:09 – 17:37 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:37 – 19:09 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:09 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:13 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:49 – 04:20 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:20 – 05:52 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863725.27
Julian Day2452190.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8777°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)246.03°
🪷 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 (23.8777°), declination -5.84°, EoT 13.23 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 for: 2001-10-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)