पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 1, 2024 CE

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मासिक शिवरात्रि · Māsika ŚivarātriShaiva

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2081 Piṅgala

Śaka Saṁvat: 1946 Krodhi

Bengali Saṁvat: 1431

Malayalam Era: 1200

Nanakshahi: 555

Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	164.16°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	145.36°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	80.35°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	163.88°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.01°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	195.14°	Tulā	Svātī P3
शनि Śani	320.24°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	04:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	16:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 54 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 05 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:14 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:11
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:46 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:32 – 17:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:44 – 18:14
Amṛta Kāla	17:29 – 19:14
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:11

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:46 – 16:15
Yamaganda	08:48 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla	11:47 – 13:16
Varjyam	06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: West

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga	05:50 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	08:48 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:18 – 11:47 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	11:47 – 13:16 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:16 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:46 – 16:15 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:15 – 17:44 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:44 – 19:15 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:15 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:46 – 22:16 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:16 – 23:47 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	23:47 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:18 – 02:48 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	04:19 – 05:50 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872119.27
Julian Day	2460584.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1987°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	340.77°

🪷 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 (24.1987°), declination -3.32°, EoT 11.17 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: 2026-05-14T09:09:14.106Z