पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Bharaṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)	Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	181.01°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	27.42°	Meṣa	Kṛttikā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	259.78°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha	174.01°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	163.65°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
शुक्र Śukra	215.39°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P1
शनि Śani	228.74°	Vṛścika	Jyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	18:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 30 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 29 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:25 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:00 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla	17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:35 – 16:02
Yamaganda	08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla	11:43 – 13:09
Varjyam	06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)

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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:43 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:35 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:28 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:09 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:43 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:24 – 05:58 (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)	1869214.27
Julian Day	2457679.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.0876°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	204.25°

🪷 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 -9.71°, EoT 15.40 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 for: 2016-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)