पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 19, 3131 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: -3073
Śaka Saṁvat: -3208
Bengali Saṁvat: -3723
Malayalam Era: -3954
Nanakshahi: -4599
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.41°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra124.91°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala326.59°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha264.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.72°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra316.04°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani1.82°MeṣaAśvinī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:47 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:27
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 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 Kāla10:21 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:58
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 Chala06:11 – 07:35 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:35 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:21 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:17 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:17 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:21 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:58 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:35 – 06:11 (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 Year-28
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-10317.73
Julian Day578147.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.7974°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.50°
🪷 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 (-47.7974°), declination -15.92°, 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 for: -3130-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)