पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 1957 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: 2014 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1879 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1364
Malayalam Era: 1133
Nanakshahi: 488
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.10°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra198.57°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala176.79°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha187.53°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.08°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra233.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani228.79°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:33
Yamaganda06:00 – 07:26
Gulika Kāla08:51 – 10:17
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhūmra (Inauspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:00 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:17 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:33 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:58 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:23 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:58 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:33 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:17 – 02:51 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:26 – 06:00 (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)1847670.27
Julian Day2436135.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)12.30°
🪷 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 (23.2637°), declination -11.60°, EoT 16.15 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: 2026-05-14T09:55:56.375Z