पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 1951 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2008 Krodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1873 Khara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1358
Malayalam Era: 1127
Nanakshahi: 482
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.63°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra158.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha200.42°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati343.51°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
शुक्र Śukra145.89°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani166.00°KanyāHasta 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)03:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:17
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 Kāla15:56 – 17:21
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:56
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:27 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:27 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:21 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:27 – 06:03 (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 Year5053
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845482.27
Julian Day2433947.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1800°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)327.57°
🪷 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 (23.1800°), declination -12.79°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:56:24.140Z