पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 3182 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: -3124
Śaka Saṁvat: -3259
Bengali Saṁvat: -3774
Malayalam Era: -4005
Nanakshahi: -4650
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Gaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.64°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra209.28°TulāViśākhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha286.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.89°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra315.88°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani122.86°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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)01:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:48 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 05 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 54 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:16 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:21 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:35 – 08:58
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śrīvatsa (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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:12 – 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 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 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 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 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 – 06:12 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Daśamī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28944.73
Julian Day559520.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)296.64°
🪷 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 (-48.5098°), declination -16.08°, EoT 13.70 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: 2026-05-14T10:53:26.040Z