पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 21, 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 Ekādaśī (26/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.66°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra222.61°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala296.96°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha288.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.80°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra316.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani122.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:13 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)02:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 03 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:29
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:13
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:59 – 10:22
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:13 – 07:36
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:13 – 07:36 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:36 – 08:59 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:59 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:22 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:45 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:45 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:22 – 02:59 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:59 – 04:36 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:36 – 06:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28943.73
Julian Day559521.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5098°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)308.94°
🪷 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 -16.38°, EoT 13.43 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: -3181-11-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)