पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 2087 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: 2144 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 2009 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1494
Malayalam Era: 1263
Nanakshahi: 618
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya185.78°TulāCitrā P4
चन्द्र Candra158.91°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala198.22°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha166.61°KanyāHasta P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati160.22°KanyāHasta P1
शुक्र Śukra139.37°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
शनि Śani15.18°MeṣaBharaṇī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:01 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:30 – 05:15
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:04 – 06:01
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:17 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:33 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla07:26 – 08:51
Varjyam06:29 – 06:47
Dur Muhūrta 08:40 – 09:03

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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 Chala06:01 – 07:26 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:26 – 08:51 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:51 – 10:17 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:17 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:33 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:33 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:23 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:23 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:33 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:17 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:17 – 02:51 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:51 – 04:26 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:26 – 06:01 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5189
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895152.27
Julian Day2483617.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0797°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)332.51°
🪷 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 (25.0797°), declination -11.77°, EoT 16.15 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: 2026-05-14T09:09:23.859Z