पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 15, 2028 CE

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🪷 आज: नरक चतुर्दशी — Naraka Caturdaśī (Choṭī Diwālī)
Krishna slew Narakāsura, freeing 16,000 captive princesses. Day 2 of Diwali.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Kārtika (Kārtika Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2085 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1950 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1435
Malayalam Era: 1204
Nanakshahi: 559
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya208.94°TulāViśākhā P3
चन्द्र Candra188.25°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.52°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha205.50°TulāViśākhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati173.09°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra177.96°KanyāCitrā P2
शनि Śani12.32°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 54 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 05 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:49 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:32 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:05
Yamaganda07:38 – 09:00
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:43
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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 Labha06:16 – 07:38 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:38 – 09:00 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:00 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:05 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:05 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 22:05 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:05 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:00 – 04:38 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:38 – 06:16 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5130
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1873625.27
Julian Day2462090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2563°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)341.26°
🪷 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 (24.2563°), declination -18.57°, EoT 14.88 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: 2028-11-15 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)