पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 19, 3172 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: -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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra99.62°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala55.27°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha247.49°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.04°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra227.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani238.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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)17:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 23 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 Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:35 – 08:58
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:44
Varjyam06:39 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:11 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:35 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:58 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:21 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:54 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:54 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:17 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:54 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:21 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:58 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:35 – 06:11 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Budha Walk (बुध यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25292.73
Julian Day563172.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3702°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.59°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
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 -15.94°, 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: -3171-11-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)