पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 3, 1957 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya166.30°KanyāHasta P2
चन्द्र Candra282.27°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.03°KanyāHasta P1
बुध Budha151.68°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.54°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra209.28°TulāViśākhā P3
शनि Śani226.94°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:43 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:15 – 05:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:50 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:31 – 17:55
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:43 – 18:13
Amṛta Kāla17:28 – 19:13
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:15 – 14:45
Yamaganda05:50 – 07:19
Gulika Kāla08:48 – 10:17
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:36 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:50 – 07:19 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:19 – 08:48 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:48 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:46 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:46 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:15 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:45 – 16:14 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:14 – 17:43 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:43 – 19:14 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:14 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:45 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:15 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:46 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:48 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:48 – 04:19 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:19 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year5059
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1847649.27
Julian Day2436114.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2629°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.64°
🪷 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 (23.2629°), declination -3.79°, EoT 11.79 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: 1957-10-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)