पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 28, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: करवा चौथ — Karvā Chauth
North Indian wives' fast for husband's longevity. Kṛṣṇa Caturthī of Kārtika.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya190.45°TulāSvātī P2
चन्द्र Candra52.75°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.55°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha211.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati213.34°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra187.96°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani250.40°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:03 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 17 Mins 17 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 42 Mins 43 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:33 – 05:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:07 – 06:03
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:56 – 17:20
Yamaganda11:42 – 13:06
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:56
Varjyam06:31 – 06:49
Dur Muhūrta 08:41 – 09:04

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:03 – 07:28 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:28 – 08:52 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:52 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:17 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:42 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:06 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:56 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:06 – 23:42 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:17 – 02:52 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:52 – 04:28 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:28 – 06:03 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5120
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869954.27
Julian Day2458419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1159°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)221.46°
🪷 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 (24.1159°), declination -13.04°, EoT 16.40 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: 2026-05-14T07:42:43.540Z