पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 1916 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla 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)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya191.60°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra206.75°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala222.77°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha176.62°KanyāCitrā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.68°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra151.43°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani98.30°KarkaPuṣya P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:06 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:03 – 07:28
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:03 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:28 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:06 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:06 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:56 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:56 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:28 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:28 – 06:03 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvitīyā + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5018
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1832699.27
Julian Day2421164.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.6911°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.77°
🪷 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 (22.6911°), declination -12.95°, EoT 16.40 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: 2026-05-14T09:06:05.403Z