पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 2021 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: 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)	Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Taitila
वार (Vāra)	Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.75°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	291.78°	Makara	Śravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	175.15°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
बुध Budha	166.99°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	298.17°	Makara	Dhaniṣṭhā P2
शुक्र Śukra	223.81°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
शनि Śani	282.77°	Makara	Śravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	13:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	00:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 34 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 25 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla	17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	10:16 – 11:43
Yamaganda	14:37 – 16:04
Gulika Kāla	07:23 – 08:50
Varjyam	06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: South-East

Rāhu Vāsa: South-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala	05:56 – 07:23 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha	07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta	08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla	10:16 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha	11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga	13:10 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg	14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala	16:04 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga	17:31 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg	19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala	20:37 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha	22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla	01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha	02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga	04:23 – 05:56 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5123
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871037.27
Julian Day	2459502.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1574°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	112.49°

🪷 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 (24.1574°), declination -8.54°, EoT 14.86 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: 2026-05-14T11:03:26.027Z