पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 2002 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu
एकादशी · EkādaśīVaishnava

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 Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	178.62°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	301.00°	Kumbha	Dhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	156.30°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha	161.01°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	110.44°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra	201.25°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
शनि Śani	65.09°	Mithuna	Mr̥gaśirā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	14:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	01:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla	17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	11:43 – 13:10
Yamaganda	07:23 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South

Rāhu Vāsa: South-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha	05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla	08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg	13:10 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala	14:37 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha	16:03 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg	17:30 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala	19:03 – 20:37 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha	20:37 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta	22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla	23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga	02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg	04:23 – 05:56 (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	5104
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1864098.27
Julian Day	2452563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	23.8920°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	120.02°

🪷 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 (23.8920°), declination -8.76°, EoT 15.05 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 at: 2026-05-14T06:26:29.316Z