पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 5, 1940 CE

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🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1997 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1862 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1347
Malayalam Era: 1116
Nanakshahi: 471
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya199.45°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra267.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala177.55°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha214.98°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati17.97°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra161.78°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani18.59°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:52
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:05 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:52 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:52 – 17:15 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:15 – 18:52 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:52 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:05 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5042
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841473.27
Julian Day2429938.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0266°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)66.25°
🪷 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 (23.0266°), declination -15.58°, EoT 16.26 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:36.130Z