पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 25, 2003 CE

🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2060 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1925 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1410
Malayalam Era: 1179
Nanakshahi: 534
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya157.67°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra143.04°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala306.13°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha140.08°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati132.23°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra167.72°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani78.38°MithunaĀrdrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:51 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 05 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:10 – 04:58
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:46 – 05:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:38
Godhūli Muhūrta17:39 – 18:03
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:51 – 18:22
Amṛta Kāla17:36 – 19:21
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:50
Yamaganda05:46 – 07:17
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:18
Varjyam06:17 – 06:36
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:46 – 07:17 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:17 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:49 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:49 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:50 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:50 – 16:21 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:21 – 17:51 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:51 – 19:21 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:21 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:50 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:49 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:17 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:17 – 05:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864442.27
Julian Day2452907.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9051°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)344.59°
🪷 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 (23.9051°), declination -0.63°, EoT 9.15 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: 2026-05-14T07:33:06.837Z