पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 2002 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: 2059 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1924 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1409
Malayalam Era: 1178
Nanakshahi: 533
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya173.67°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra236.56°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala153.11°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha155.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.72°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra201.81°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani65.11°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:35 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 13 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 47 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:20 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:55 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:23 – 17:47
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:35 – 18:04
Amṛta Kāla17:20 – 19:05
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:39 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla07:21 – 08:49
Varjyam06:23 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:54 – 07:21 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:21 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:12 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:35 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:35 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:12 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:12 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:21 – 05:54 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864093.27
Julian Day2452558.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8918°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)60.16°
🪷 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 (23.8918°), declination -6.89°, EoT 13.99 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: 2002-10-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)