पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 2024 CE

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🪷 आज: कन्या सङ्क्रान्ति — Kanyā Saṅkrānti (Mahālaya begins)
Sun enters Virgo; Mahālaya / Pitṛ-Pakṣa solar marker.

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 Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.97°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra338.56°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala87.74°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha188.91°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.05°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
शुक्र Śukra213.33°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani319.37°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:10
Yamaganda07:23 – 08:50
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:43
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha05:57 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:23 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:10 – 14:36 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:36 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:30 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:36 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:36 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:10 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:23 – 05:57 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5126
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872134.27
Julian Day2460599.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1993°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)160.88°
🪷 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 (24.1993°), declination -9.00°, EoT 15.05 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: 2026-05-14T09:53:17.195Z