पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2096 CE

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विनायक चतुर्थी · Vināyaka Caturthī (monthly)Pan-Hindu

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2153 Śukla

Śaka Saṁvat: 2018 Nala

Bengali Saṁvat: 1503

Malayalam Era: 1272

Nanakshahi: 627

Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)

Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)	Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)	Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)	Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	182.49°	Tulā	Citrā P3
चन्द्र Candra	223.59°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala	153.26°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	189.65°	Tulā	Svātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati	83.00°	Mithuna	Punarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra	221.09°	Vṛścika	Anurādhā P3
शनि Śani	138.39°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	09:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	19:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	11 Hours 26 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	12 Hours 33 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	04:28 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:02 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:26 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla	17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	08:51 – 10:17
Yamaganda	13:08 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla	05:59 – 07:25
Varjyam	06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta	08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)

Candra Vāsa: North-East

Rāhu Vāsa: East

Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)

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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla	05:59 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha	07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga	08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg	10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala	11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha	13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta	14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla	16:00 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha	17:26 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta	19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla	20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha	22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga	23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg	01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala	02:51 – 04:25 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha	04:25 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5198
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1898436.27
Julian Day	2486901.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.2053°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	44.90°

🪷 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 (25.2053°), declination -10.65°, EoT 15.70 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: 2096-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)