पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 8, 1999 CE

🪷 आज: गोवर्धन पूजा — Govardhana Pūjā (Annakūṭa)
Krishna lifted Govardhana to protect Vraja from Indra's wrath. Day 4 of Diwali.

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 Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya201.33°TulāViśākhā P1
चन्द्र Candra200.02°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala262.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha217.50°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati4.08°MeṣaAśvinī P2
शुक्र Śukra155.04°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
शनि Śani19.64°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:14 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 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 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
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 · Tulā · Dhanu · 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863025.27
Julian Day2451490.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)0.01°
🪷 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 (23.8509°), declination -16.39°, EoT 15.99 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: 2026-05-14T11:01:02.216Z