पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 26, 2016 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	159.30°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
चन्द्र Candra	102.06°	Karka	Puṣya P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	244.91°	Dhanu	Mūla P2
बुध Budha	141.78°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	158.91°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	188.64°	Tulā	Svātī P1
शनि Śani	226.99°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:47 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:50 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:49 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:20 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 02 Mins 16 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 57 Mins 44 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:11 – 04:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:47 – 05:47
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:25 – 12:13
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:49 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:38 – 18:02
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:50 – 18:20
Amṛta Kāla	17:35 – 19:20
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:25 – 00:13

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:18 – 08:48
Yamaganda	10:18 – 11:49
Gulika Kāla	13:19 – 14:49
Varjyam	06:18 – 06:37
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:47 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:18 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:48 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:18 – 11:49 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:49 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:19 – 14:49 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:49 – 16:19 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:19 – 17:50 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:50 – 19:19 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:19 – 20:49 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:49 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:19 – 23:49 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:49 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:48 – 04:18 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:18 – 05:47 (neutral)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Candra Walk (चन्द्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869192.27
Julian Day	2457657.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0868°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	301.01°

🪷 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 (24.0868°), declination -1.35°, EoT 9.50 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:59.206Z