पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 2014 CE

🪷 आज: भ्रातृ द्वितीया — Bhāi Dūja / Bhrātṛ Dvitīyā
Yamunā's reception of brother Yama; sisters welcome brothers. Day 5 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2071 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1936 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1421
Malayalam Era: 1190
Nanakshahi: 545
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya187.49°TulāSvātī P1
चन्द्र Candra200.84°TulāViśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala244.71°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha172.62°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati114.77°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra187.22°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani208.76°TulāViśākhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 21 Mins 22 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 38 Mins 38 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:16
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:52 – 10:17
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:32
Gulika Kāla06:01 – 07:26
Varjyam06:30 – 06:48
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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 Kāla06:01 – 07:26 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:26 – 08:52 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:52 – 10:17 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:32 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:57 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:23 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:57 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:32 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:17 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:17 – 02:52 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:52 – 04:26 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:26 – 06:01 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5116
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1868490.27
Julian Day2456955.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.0599°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.34°
🪷 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 (24.0599°), declination -12.01°, 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: 2014-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)