पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 21, 1999 CE

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🪷 आज: देवोत्थान एकादशी — Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī)
Bhagavān Viṣṇu awakens; Cāturmāsya ends; weddings can resume.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya183.35°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra312.95°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala249.03°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha207.28°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati6.45°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra137.23°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani21.07°MeṣaBharaṇī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:59 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:59
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:08 – 14:34
Yamaganda05:59 – 07:25
Gulika Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Varjyam06:27 – 06:46
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:59 – 07:25 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:25 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:16 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:34 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:26 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:00 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:16 – 02:50 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:50 – 04:25 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:25 – 05:59 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863007.27
Julian Day2451472.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8502°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)131.10°
🪷 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 (23.8502°), declination -10.48°, EoT 15.83 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: 1999-10-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)