पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 2024 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: 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)	Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)	Indra
करण (Karaṇa)	Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)	Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	166.13°	Kanyā	Hasta P2
चन्द्र Candra	168.90°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala	81.39°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
बुध Budha	167.39°	Kanyā	Hasta P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati	57.06°	Vṛṣabha	Mr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra	197.57°	Tulā	Svātī P4
शनि Śani	320.11°	Kumbha	Pūrva Bhādrapadā 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)	06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 51 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 08 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:15 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:45 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:30 – 17:54
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:42 – 18:12
Amṛta Kāla	17:27 – 19:12
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	13:15 – 14:44
Yamaganda	05:50 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla	08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam	06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta	08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)

Candra Vāsa: North-West

Rāhu Vāsa: North-West

Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha	05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga	07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg	08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala	10:17 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha	11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta	13:15 – 14:44 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla	14:44 – 16:13 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha	16:13 – 17:42 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta	17:42 – 19:13 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla	19:13 – 20:44 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha	20:44 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga	22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg	23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala	01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha	02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta	04:19 – 05:50 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1872121.27
Julian Day	2460586.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.1988°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	4.05°

🪷 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 (24.1988°), declination -4.09°, 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: 2024-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)