पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 2007 CE

🪷 आज: छठ पूजा — Chhaṭh Pūjā
Bihar/UP festival worshiping Sūrya. 6th day of Kārtika Śukla.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2064 Śārvarī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1929 Sarvajit
Bengali Saṁvat: 1414
Malayalam Era: 1183
Nanakshahi: 538
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya209.33°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra276.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala78.36°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha192.10°TulāSvātī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra163.73°KanyāHasta P2
शनि Śani133.40°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:22 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:22 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:49
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:00
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:16 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:00 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:22 – 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 – 17:11 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:11 – 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 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:22 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:00 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:16 (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 Time

Kali Year5109
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1865955.27
Julian Day2454420.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.9630°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.43°
🪷 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 (23.9630°), declination -18.59°, EoT 14.67 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: 2026-05-14T10:48:15.467Z