पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 1996 CE

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🪷 आज: तुलसी विवाह — Tulasī Vivāha
Marriage of Tulasī (Vṛndā) with Śālagrāma. Marks end of Cāturmāsya.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya186.11°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra319.73°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala122.13°SiṃhaMaghā P1
बुध Budha179.41°KanyāCitrā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.73°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra148.52°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani338.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:00 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:24 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 23 Mins 36 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 36 Mins 24 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:29 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:03 – 06:00
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta17:12 – 17:36
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:24 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:09 – 18:54
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:26 – 08:51
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Labha06:00 – 07:26 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:51 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:33 – 15:58 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:58 – 17:24 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:24 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:58 – 20:33 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:33 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:51 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:51 – 04:26 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:26 – 06:00 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861914.27
Julian Day2450379.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8084°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)135.17°
🪷 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 (23.8084°), declination -11.44°, EoT 16.06 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: 2026-05-14T06:31:47.912Z