पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2011 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: 2068 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1933 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1418
Malayalam Era: 1187
Nanakshahi: 542
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

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

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.51°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra213.74°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala103.01°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha165.01°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati14.60°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra175.65°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani174.34°KanyāCitrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:44 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 56 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 03 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:13 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:16 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla05:49 – 07:18
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:49 – 07:18 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:18 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:15 – 17:45 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:45 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:48 – 04:18 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:18 – 05:49 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Caturthī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5113
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1867370.27
Julian Day2455835.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0171°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)47.33°
🪷 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 (24.0171°), declination -2.99°, EoT 11.17 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: 2026-05-14T07:39:46.581Z