पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 2021 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: 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 Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya165.90°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra121.64°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala167.25°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha179.24°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati298.53°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra210.71°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani282.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:42 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 52 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 07 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:13 – 17:42
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:15
Gulika Kāla14:44 – 16:13
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:19 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:48 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:13 – 17:42 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:42 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:44 – 22:15 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:15 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:48 – 04:19 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:19 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1871025.27
Julian Day2459490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1569°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)316.40°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
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 -3.98°, EoT 11.79 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: 2021-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)