पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 14, 2068 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya176.72°KanyāCitrā P2
चन्द्र Candra37.70°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala171.73°KanyāHasta P4
बुध Budha159.09°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati282.04°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra140.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani154.85°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:56 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:43 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 35 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 24 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:23 – 05:09
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:58 – 05:56
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 18:00
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:04 – 17:31
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:10
Gulika Kāla14:37 – 16:04
Varjyam06:25 – 06:43
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:56 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:10 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:37 – 16:04 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:04 – 17:31 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:31 – 19:04 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:04 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:10 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:56 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5170
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1888203.27
Julian Day2476668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8139°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.55°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.8139°), declination -8.39°, EoT 14.65 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: 2068-10-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)