पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1897 CE

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🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1954 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1819 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1304
Malayalam Era: 1073
Nanakshahi: 428
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.48°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra147.60°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.85°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha178.29°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati157.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra161.21°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani218.10°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:52 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:33
Gulika Kāla06:00 – 07:26
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:00 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:33 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:58 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:24 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:58 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:33 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:51 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 06:00 (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 Year4999
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1825755.27
Julian Day2414220.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4255°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)321.34°
🪷 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 (22.4255°), declination -11.44°, EoT 16.06 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: 1897-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)