पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 13, 2017 CE

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

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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya175.80°KanyāCitrā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.64°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.47°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha178.46°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati186.15°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra153.98°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani238.77°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:55 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 37 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 22 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:22 – 05:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:40 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:16 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:22 – 08:49
Varjyam06:24 – 06:42
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:55 – 07:22 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:22 – 08:49 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:16 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:11 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:11 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:11 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:11 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:16 – 02:49 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:49 – 04:22 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:22 – 05:55 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869574.27
Julian Day2458039.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1014°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.34°
🪷 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 (24.1014°), declination -7.78°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T05:19:18.765Z