पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 20, 2063 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: 2120 Durmukhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1985 Subhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1470
Malayalam Era: 1239
Nanakshahi: 594
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya181.95°TulāCitrā P3
चन्द्र Candra158.02°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala255.94°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha187.72°TulāSvātī P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati153.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra134.96°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शनि Śani94.07°KarkaPuṣya P1

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)04:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 28 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 31 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:27 – 05:12
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 Kāla08:50 – 10:16
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:34
Gulika Kāla05:58 – 07:24
Varjyam06:27 – 06:45
Dur Muhūrta 08:39 – 09:02

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 Kāla05:58 – 07:24 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:24 – 08:50 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:50 – 10:16 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:16 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:34 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:34 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:00 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:26 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:00 – 20:34 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:34 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:16 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:16 – 02:50 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:50 – 04:24 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:24 – 05:58 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5165
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1886382.27
Julian Day2474847.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7442°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)338.11°
🪷 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 (24.7442°), declination -10.29°, 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: 2063-10-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)