पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 26, 1916 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: 1973 Śukla
Śaka Saṁvat: 1838 Nala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1323
Malayalam Era: 1092
Nanakshahi: 447
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.60°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra179.47°KanyāCitrā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala221.32°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha173.72°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.95°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra149.09°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani98.24°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:02 – 07:27
Gulika Kāla08:52 – 10:17
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:02 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:27 – 08:52 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:52 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:57 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:57 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:52 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:52 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:27 – 06:02 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 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 Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832697.27
Julian Day2421162.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)348.79°
🪷 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 (22.6910°), declination -12.27°, EoT 16.30 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: 2026-05-14T09:59:54.112Z