पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2018 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: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya163.71°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra56.12°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala281.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha171.04°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati207.89°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra196.18°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani248.81°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:49 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:45 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 55 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 04 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:14 – 05:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:49 – 05:49
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:33 – 17:57
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:45 – 18:15
Amṛta Kāla17:30 – 19:15
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:19 – 08:48
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:47
Gulika Kāla13:16 – 14:46
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:49 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:47 – 13:16 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:16 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:15 – 17:45 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:45 – 19:15 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:16 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:47 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:19 – 05:49 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869927.27
Julian Day2458392.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1149°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)253.69°
🪷 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 (24.1149°), declination -3.10°, EoT 11.17 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: 2026-05-14T06:35:15.751Z