पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2042 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: 2099 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1964 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1449
Malayalam Era: 1218
Nanakshahi: 573
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya182.34°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra247.84°DhanuMūla P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala212.49°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
बुध Budha171.98°KanyāHasta P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati218.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra180.59°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani192.56°TulāSvātī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:58 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 27 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 32 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:13
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:01 – 05:58
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:37 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:24 – 08:50
Yamaganda10:16 – 11:42
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:34
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta05:58 – 07:24 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:24 – 08:50 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:50 – 10:16 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:42 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:34 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:34 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:42 – 01:16 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:50 – 04:24 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:24 – 05:58 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5144
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1878712.27
Julian Day2467177.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.4509°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.72°
🪷 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 (24.4509°), declination -10.33°, EoT 15.70 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: 2042-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)