पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 15, 2023 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: 2080 Nala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1945 Śobhana

Bengali Saṁvat: 1430

Malayalam Era: 1199

Nanakshahi: 554

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)	Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	177.25°	Kanyā	Citrā P2
चन्द्र Candra	180.64°	Tulā	Citrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	187.47°	Tulā	Svātī P1
बुध Budha	173.12°	Kanyā	Hasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati	18.82°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra	130.78°	Siṃha	Maghā P4
शनि Śani	306.76°	Kumbha	Śatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:55 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 35 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 24 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:57 – 05:55
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:39 – 14:26
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	16:04 – 17:31
Yamaganda	11:43 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla	14:37 – 16:04
Varjyam	06:24 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta	08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:55 – 07:22 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	07:22 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:49 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	16:04 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:10 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:16 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:49 – 04:22 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	04:22 – 05:55 (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)	1871767.27
Julian Day	2460232.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1853°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	3.48°

🪷 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 (24.1853°), declination -8.36°, 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 for: 2023-10-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)