पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 17, 2016 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2073 Saumya

Śaka Saṁvat: 1938 Durmukhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1423

Malayalam Era: 1192

Nanakshahi: 547

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	180.02°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	12.21°	Meṣa	Aśvinī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	259.08°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	172.28°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	163.44°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	214.18°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	228.65°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:29 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	07:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 31 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 28 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:17 – 17:41
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:29 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla	17:14 – 18:59
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	07:23 – 08:50
Yamaganda	10:16 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla	13:09 – 14:36
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta	05:57 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla	07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg	11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala	13:09 – 14:36 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha	14:36 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta	16:02 – 17:29 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala	17:29 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha	19:02 – 20:36 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta	20:36 – 22:09 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla	22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg	02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala	04:23 – 05:57 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:

-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5118
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869213.27
Julian Day	2457678.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	190.73°

🪷 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 (24.0876°), declination -9.35°, EoT 15.23 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: 2026-05-14T07:41:14.570Z