पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 18, 1953 CE

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🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.16°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra298.44°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala148.32°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha205.41°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati63.45°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra156.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
शनि Śani186.51°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:57 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 31 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 28 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:25 – 05:11
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:59 – 05:57
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:38 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:57
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:02 – 17:28
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:36 – 16:02
Varjyam06:26 – 06:44
Dur Muhūrta 08:38 – 09:01

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:57 – 07:23 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:23 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:36 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:36 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:02 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:28 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:02 – 20:36 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:36 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:23 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:23 – 05:57 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846203.27
Julian Day2434668.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)120.66°
🪷 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 (23.2075°), declination -9.44°, EoT 15.40 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 for: 1953-10-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)