पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 27, 1989 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: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya189.89°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra161.66°KanyāHasta P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala180.93°TulāCitrā P3
बुध Budha180.44°TulāCitrā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.38°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra236.65°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani255.02°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:02 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 18 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 41 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:32 – 05:17
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:06 – 06:02
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla07:27 – 08:52
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
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 Chala06:02 – 07:27 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:27 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:52 – 04:27 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:27 – 06:02 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5091
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859361.27
Julian Day2447826.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)330.80°
🪷 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 (23.7108°), declination -12.71°, EoT 16.36 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: 1989-10-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)