पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 9, 1966 CE

🪷 आज: गोवत्स द्वादशी — Govatsa Dvādaśī (Vaccha Bāras)
Worship of cow + calf; pre-Diwali day.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2023 Siddhārthī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1888 Parābhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1373
Malayalam Era: 1142
Nanakshahi: 497
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya202.80°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra154.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala143.15°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha220.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati101.36°KarkaPuṣya P3
शुक्र Śukra203.28°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani330.46°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:32 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Yamaganda07:34 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:19 – 11:42
Varjyam06:39 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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 Labha06:11 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:19 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:51 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:51 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:14 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:51 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:19 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:11 (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 Year5068
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1850973.27
Julian Day2439438.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3900°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)313.75°
🪷 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 (23.3900°), declination -16.68°, EoT 15.87 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: 1966-11-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)