पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 1971 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: 2028 Raktākṣī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1893 Virodhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1378
Malayalam Era: 1147
Nanakshahi: 502
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.51°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra251.32°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha198.44°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati224.69°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra203.29°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani42.32°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 09 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 51 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:26 – 08:51
Yamaganda10:17 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:32
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:01 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:26 – 08:51 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:32 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:32 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:58 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:23 – 18:58 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:58 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:32 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:51 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:26 – 06:01 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5073
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1852784.27
Julian Day2441249.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4592°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.43°
🪷 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 (23.4592°), declination -11.81°, EoT 16.23 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: 2026-05-14T06:34:07.730Z