पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 1, 2089 CE

🪷 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: 2146 Dundubhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 2011 Saumya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1496
Malayalam Era: 1265
Nanakshahi: 620
Solar Month: Tulā (Aippasi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śarad (Autumn)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya194.25°TulāSvātī P3
चन्द्र Candra175.12°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.96°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha203.28°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati209.40°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra181.69°TulāCitrā P3
शनि Śani44.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)04:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 11 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:04
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:29 – 15:53
Yamaganda08:54 – 10:18
Gulika Kāla11:42 – 13:06
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (Inauspicious)
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:54 – 10:18 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:18 – 11:42 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:42 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:29 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:29 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:17 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:29 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:29 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:42 – 01:18 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:54 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:06 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5191
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895891.27
Julian Day2484356.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1079°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.59°
🪷 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 (25.1079°), declination -14.61°, EoT 16.44 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: 2026-05-14T10:50:32.004Z