पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1963 CE

🪷 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: 2020 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1885 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1370
Malayalam Era: 1139
Nanakshahi: 494
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.57°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra245.58°DhanuMūla P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.25°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha177.32°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati349.85°MīnaRevatī P1
शुक्र Śukra200.33°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani293.80°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:27 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 24 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 35 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:28 – 05:14
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:02 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:25 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:16 – 11:42
Varjyam06:28 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:00 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:25 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:16 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:59 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:59 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 18:59 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:59 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:16 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:25 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:25 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5065
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849860.27
Julian Day2438325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3474°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)64.06°
🪷 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 (23.3474°), declination -11.09°, EoT 16.06 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: 2026-05-14T05:25:15.974Z