पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 2004 CE

🪷 आज: दीपावली — Dīpāvalī (Diwali)
Lakshmi-Pūjā night; festival of lights; Rāma's return to Ayodhyā.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2061 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1926 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1411
Malayalam Era: 1180
Nanakshahi: 535
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya206.07°TulāViśākhā P2
चन्द्र Candra198.57°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala186.59°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha226.42°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati166.27°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra173.11°KanyāHasta P4
शनि Śani93.30°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:36 – 08:58
Varjyam06:41 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (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 · 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 · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:14 – 07:36 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:36 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:05 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:49 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:49 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:49 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:05 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:36 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:36 – 06:14 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Svātī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5106
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1864856.27
Julian Day2453321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.50°
🪷 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 (23.9210°), declination -17.74°, EoT 15.43 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: 2004-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)