पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · September 17, 2023 CE

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तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Bhādrapada (Bhādrapada Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Siṃha (Āvaṇi)

Ṛtu (Season): Varṣā (Monsoon)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	149.73°	Siṃha	Uttara Phalgunī P1
चन्द्र Candra	171.56°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	168.79°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
बुध Budha	133.69°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	21.15°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra	110.62°	Karka	Aśleṣā P2
शनि Śani	308.22°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:00 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:52 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	12 Hours 16 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	11 Hours 43 Mins 28 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:05 – 04:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:42 – 05:44
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:27 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:55 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:48 – 18:12
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:00 – 18:31
Amṛta Kāla	17:45 – 19:30
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:27 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	16:28 – 18:00
Yamaganda	11:52 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla	14:56 – 16:28
Varjyam	06:14 – 06:34
Dur Muhūrta	08:35 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon) (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 Udveg	05:44 – 07:16 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:16 – 08:48 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:48 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:20 – 11:52 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:52 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:24 – 14:56 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:56 – 16:28 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:28 – 18:00 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:00 – 19:28 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:28 – 20:56 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:56 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:24 – 23:52 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:52 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:20 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:48 – 04:16 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:16 – 05:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5125
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1871739.27
Julian Day	2460204.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1842°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	23.66°

🪷 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 (24.1842°), declination 2.42°, EoT 6.24 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: 2023-09-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)