पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 2000 CE

🪷 आज: धनतेरस / धन्वन्तरि जयन्ती — Dhanteras (Dhanvantari Jayantī)
Birth of Dhanvantari from samudra-mathana with amṛta-kalaśa. Day 1 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2057 Vijaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1922 Vikrama
Bengali Saṁvat: 1407
Malayalam Era: 1176
Nanakshahi: 531
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya188.07°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra159.36°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala149.88°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha199.25°TulāSvātī P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati46.26°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra223.15°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani35.49°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 20 Mins 50 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 39 Mins 10 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:31 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:05 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:42 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:27 – 08:52
Gulika Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:01 – 07:27 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:27 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:52 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:42 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:57 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:57 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:22 – 18:57 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:57 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:52 – 04:27 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:27 – 06:01 (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 Year5102
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863377.27
Julian Day2451842.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8644°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.59°
🪷 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 (23.8644°), declination -12.15°, EoT 16.23 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 for: 2000-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)