पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 1903 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: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.96°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra175.25°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala238.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha166.23°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati322.97°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra146.65°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani281.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:22 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:00 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:35 – 16:01
Yamaganda08:50 – 10:16
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:09
Varjyam06:26 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga05:57 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:50 – 10:16 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:09 – 14:35 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:35 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:09 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:16 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:50 – 04:24 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:24 – 05:57 (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 Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827942.27
Julian Day2416407.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5091°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)354.12°
🪷 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 (22.5091°), declination -9.85°, 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 at: 2026-05-14T10:57:36.953Z