पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 19, 2025 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: 2082 Kālayukta
Śaka Saṁvat: 1947 Viśvāvasu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1432
Malayalam Era: 1201
Nanakshahi: 556
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.70°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra154.29°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala203.74°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha203.01°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.92°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra161.85°KanyāHasta P1
शनि Śani332.36°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 29 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 30 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:26 – 05:12
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:56
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:01 – 17:27
Yamaganda11:43 – 13:09
Gulika Kāla14:35 – 16:01
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
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 Udveg05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:24 – 08:50 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:16 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:43 – 13:09 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:09 – 14:35 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:35 – 16:01 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:01 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:27 – 19:01 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:01 – 20:35 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:35 – 22:09 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:09 – 23:43 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:43 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:16 – 02:50 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:24 – 05:58 (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 Time

Kali Year5127
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872502.27
Julian Day2460967.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2134°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.15°
🪷 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 (24.2134°), declination -10.01°, EoT 15.55 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: 2025-10-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)