पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 2, 1898 CE

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🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1955 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1820 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1305
Malayalam Era: 1074
Nanakshahi: 429
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya197.21°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra57.72°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.79°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha206.79°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati183.38°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra234.75°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani229.42°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:34 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:42
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:06 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:06 (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 Year5000
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826130.27
Julian Day2414595.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4398°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.15°
🪷 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 (22.4398°), declination -14.70°, EoT 16.42 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: 1898-11-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)