पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 2, 2021 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2078 Ānanda

Śaka Saṁvat: 1943 Plava

Bengali Saṁvat: 1428

Malayalam Era: 1197

Nanakshahi: 552

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)	Bava
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.92°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	108.53°	Karka	Aśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	166.59°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
बुध Budha	179.90°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.58°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	209.60°	Tulā	Viśākhā P3
शनि Śani	282.82°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	01:25 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	14:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 53 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 06 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla	17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:16 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla	05:50 – 07:19
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: South-West

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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 · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:19 – 08:48 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:47 – 13:16 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:16 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:45 – 16:14 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:14 – 17:43 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:43 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:14 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:45 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:16 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:47 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:48 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:48 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:19 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871024.27
Julian Day	2459489.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	304.91°

🪷 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 (24.1569°), declination -3.60°, EoT 11.48 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: 2021-10-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)