पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 9, 2018 CE

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कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति · Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	171.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
चन्द्र Candra	170.03°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	284.95°	Makara	Śravaṇa P2
बुध Budha	183.99°	Tulā	Citrā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	209.43°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra	196.41°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	249.17°	Dhanu	Mūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:53 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	05:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:19 – 05:06
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:54 – 05:53
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:37 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla	17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:41 – 16:09
Yamaganda	08:49 – 10:17
Gulika Kāla	11:45 – 13:13
Varjyam	06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta	08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:53 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:21 – 08:49 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:49 – 10:17 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:45 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:13 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:41 – 16:09 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:09 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:37 – 19:09 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:09 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:41 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:13 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:45 – 01:17 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:49 – 04:21 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:21 – 05:53 (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	5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1869935.27
Julian Day	2458400.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1152°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	0.28°

🪷 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 (24.1152°), declination -6.18°, EoT 13.49 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: 2026-05-14T09:25:00.726Z