पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 8, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: विजय दशमी — Vijaya Daśamī (Dasarā / Daśaharā)
Rāma's victory over Rāvaṇa; Durgā's victory; ārambha-divasa for śilpa-kalā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Āśvina (Āśvina Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Kanyā (Puraṭṭāsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya171.21°KanyāHasta P4
चन्द्र Candra289.16°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.30°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha196.64°TulāSvātī P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati47.21°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P3
शुक्र Śukra202.50°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani36.46°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:52 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:37 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 52 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 08 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:54 – 05:52
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:25 – 17:49
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:37 – 18:07
Amṛta Kāla17:22 – 19:07
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:09 – 17:37
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:13
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:09
Varjyam06:22 – 06:41
Dur Muhūrta 08:37 – 09:00

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Varṣā (Monsoon)
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg05:52 – 07:21 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:21 – 08:49 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:49 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:13 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:13 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:09 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:09 – 17:37 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:37 – 19:09 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:09 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:13 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:49 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:49 – 04:21 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:21 – 05:52 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863360.27
Julian Day2451825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8637°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)117.84°
🪷 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 (23.8637°), declination -5.94°, EoT 13.23 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: 2026-05-14T08:53:53.674Z