पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3188 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: -3130
Śaka Saṁvat: -3265
Bengali Saṁvat: -3780
Malayalam Era: -4011
Nanakshahi: -4656
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)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.15°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra124.55°SiṃhaMaghā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.63°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha287.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra226.17°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.53°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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)19:09 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 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 Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:34 – 08:57
Gulika Kāla10:21 – 11:44
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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 Labha06:10 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:34 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:57 – 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 – 02:57 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:57 – 04:34 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:34 – 06:10 (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-85
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-31137.73
Julian Day557327.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5937°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)213.40°
🪷 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 (-48.5937°), declination -15.60°, 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: 2026-05-14T09:52:37.702Z