पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3112 BCE

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🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3054
Śaka Saṁvat: -3189
Bengali Saṁvat: -3704
Malayalam Era: -3935
Nanakshahi: -4580
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.47°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra118.01°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala359.51°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha253.04°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.07°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra301.72°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani248.01°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:17
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:11 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:34 – 08:57 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:57 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:34 – 06:11 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-9
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-3378.73
Julian Day585086.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)207.54°
🪷 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 (-47.5320°), declination -15.72°, EoT 14.21 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: 2026-05-14T09:29:34.123Z