पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 7, 1988 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2045 Vṛṣa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1910 Vibhava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1395
Malayalam Era: 1164
Nanakshahi: 519
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.15°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.33°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala336.93°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha187.04°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati39.98°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
शुक्र Śukra166.24°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani245.50°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 10 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 50 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta17:02 – 17:26
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:14 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla16:59 – 18:44
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:33 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:19 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:05 – 14:28
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:10 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:33 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:19 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:19 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:05 – 14:28 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:28 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:51 – 17:14 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:14 – 18:51 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:51 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:28 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:05 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:19 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:19 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:33 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:33 – 06:10 (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 Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859007.27
Julian Day2447472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6973°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.09°
🪷 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 (23.6973°), declination -16.29°, EoT 16.09 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: 1988-11-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)