पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1900 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1957 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1822 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1307
Malayalam Era: 1076
Nanakshahi: 431
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.71°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra181.16°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala113.75°KarkaAśleṣā P3
बुध Budha210.79°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati229.62°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra145.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani249.15°DhanuMūla P3

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)05:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:33 – 15:59
Yamaganda08:51 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Varjyam06:28 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:00 – 07:25 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:25 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:51 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:33 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:59 – 17:24 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:24 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:59 – 20:33 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:33 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:51 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:25 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5002
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1826850.27
Julian Day2415315.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4674°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.36°
🪷 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 (22.4674°), declination -11.18°, 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: 1900-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)