पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 10, 1901 CE

🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1958 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1823 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1308
Malayalam Era: 1077
Nanakshahi: 432
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya204.47°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra190.80°TulāSvātī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha194.75°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati259.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra251.43°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani261.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:50 – 17:13
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:05
Gulika Kāla14:28 – 15:50
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:20 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:05 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:28 – 15:50 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:50 – 17:13 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:13 – 18:50 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:50 – 20:28 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:28 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:05 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:20 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:12 (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 Time

Kali Year5003
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827233.27
Julian Day2415698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4820°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)346.15°
🪷 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 (22.4820°), declination -16.90°, EoT 15.74 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:13:18.852Z