पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 19, 2017 CE

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🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2074 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1939 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1424
Malayalam Era: 1193
Nanakshahi: 548
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya152.20°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
चन्द्र Candra137.44°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala134.29°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha136.34°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati181.09°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra124.44°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शनि Śani237.41°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:58 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:51 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 12 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 47 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:07 – 04:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:44 – 05:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:42
Godhūli Muhūrta17:46 – 18:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:58 – 18:28
Amṛta Kāla17:43 – 19:28
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:54 – 16:26
Yamaganda08:48 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:51 – 13:23
Varjyam06:15 – 06:35
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:45 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:16 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:48 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:51 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:51 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:54 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:54 – 16:26 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:26 – 17:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:58 – 19:26 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:26 – 20:54 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:54 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 23:51 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:51 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:48 – 04:16 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:16 – 05:45 (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 Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869550.27
Julian Day2458015.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1005°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.87°
🪷 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 (24.1005°), declination 1.47°, EoT 6.98 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: 2026-05-14T06:27:59.803Z