पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2001 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2058 Jaya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1923 Vṛṣa

Bengali Saṁvat: 1408

Malayalam Era: 1177

Nanakshahi: 532

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.84°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	225.25°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	270.92°	Makara	Uttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	171.24°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	81.42°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	161.78°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शनि Śani	50.53°	Vṛṣabha	Rohiṇī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 28 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 31 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda	13:08 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla	05:58 – 07:24
Varjyam	06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:00 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:26 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:24 – 05:58 (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 Year	5103
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1863737.27
Julian Day	2452202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8782°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	42.40°

🪷 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 (23.8782°), declination -10.30°, EoT 15.70 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: 2001-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)