पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 16, 2042 CE

🪷 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: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya178.37°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra199.49°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.65°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha165.18°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra183.02°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani192.09°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:30 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 33 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 26 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:24 – 05:10
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:18 – 17:42
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:30 – 17:59
Amṛta Kāla17:15 – 19:00
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:36
Yamaganda05:56 – 07:23
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam06:25 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:56 – 07:23 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:23 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:36 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:03 – 17:30 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:30 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:03 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:36 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:23 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878708.27
Julian Day2467173.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4507°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)23.79°
🪷 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 (24.4507°), declination -8.87°, 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 for: 2042-10-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)