पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3172 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pūrṇimā (15/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.01°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra86.59°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.39°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha246.28°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.13°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra226.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani238.19°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 53 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 07 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
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 Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Yamaganda08:57 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:10 – 07:34 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:57 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:17 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:34 – 06:10 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Pūrṇimā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Śukla Pūrṇimā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25293.73
Julian Day563171.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)175.58°
🪷 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 (-48.3702°), declination -15.63°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:52:59.333Z