पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2016 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.21°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	164.53°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	248.19°	Dhanu	Mūla P3
बुध Budha	146.49°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	159.99°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra	194.74°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	227.34°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:18
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla	05:49 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)

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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:49 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:18 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:44 – 19:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:18 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:49 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869197.27
Julian Day	2457662.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0870°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	2.01°

🪷 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 (24.0870°), declination -3.29°, 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: 2026-05-14T07:39:49.079Z