पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 2005 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2062 Vilambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1927 Pārthiva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1412
Malayalam Era: 1181
Nanakshahi: 536
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya177.85°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra324.83°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala28.08°MeṣaKṛttikā P1
बुध Budha195.40°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.21°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra223.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani105.92°KarkaPuṣya P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:25 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:49 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla05:56 – 07:23
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:23 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:49 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 16:04 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:04 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:04 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:49 – 04:23 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5107
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865193.27
Julian Day2453658.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9338°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)148.93°
🪷 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 (23.9338°), declination -8.49°, EoT 14.86 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: 2026-05-14T09:00:47.874Z