पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 11, 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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Gara
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	174.07°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
चन्द्र Candra	285.83°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala	254.93°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha	161.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	162.15°	Kanyā	Hasta P1
शुक्र Śukra	206.90°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	228.12°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:54 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 40 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 19 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:21 – 05:07
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:56 – 05:54
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:41 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla	17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:39 – 16:07
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:44 – 13:12
Varjyam	06:23 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:54 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:44 – 13:12 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:12 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:39 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:07 – 17:34 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:34 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:07 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:39 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:12 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:44 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:54 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869207.27
Julian Day	2457672.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0874°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	114.69°

🪷 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 (24.0874°), declination -7.12°, EoT 13.99 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:24.380Z