पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 1, 1968 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: 2025 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1890 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1375
Malayalam Era: 1144
Nanakshahi: 499
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya195.27°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra328.27°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala151.99°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha177.17°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati154.47°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शुक्र Śukra230.23°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani357.95°MīnaRevatī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:37 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 48 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:36 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:18 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:30 – 08:54
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:06 – 07:30 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:30 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:54 – 10:18 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:18 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:18 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:18 – 02:54 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:54 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:30 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5070
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1851696.27
Julian Day2440161.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4176°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.63°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (23.4176°), declination -14.39°, EoT 16.44 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: 1968-11-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)