पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 3, 1993 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2050 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1915 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1400
Malayalam Era: 1169
Nanakshahi: 524
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya196.86°TulāSvātī P4
चन्द्र Candra56.09°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala211.93°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha204.22°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati184.69°TulāCitrā P4
शुक्र Śukra178.80°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani299.85°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:29 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:38 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:05
Yamaganda07:31 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:42
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:07 – 07:31 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:31 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:29 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:29 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:29 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:31 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:31 – 06:07 (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 Year5095
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860829.27
Julian Day2449294.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7669°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.83°
🪷 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 (23.7669°), declination -15.01°, EoT 16.38 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: 1993-11-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)