पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 19, 3112 BCE

🪷 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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra130.77°SiṃhaMaghā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.10°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha254.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.93°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra302.95°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani248.12°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:30
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
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):
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 · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:30 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:30 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:30 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:12 (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 Year-9
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-3377.73
Julian Day585087.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)219.27°
🪷 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 -16.03°, EoT 13.96 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: 2026-05-14T10:53:49.876Z