पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3208 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 Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3150
Śaka Saṁvat: -3285
Bengali Saṁvat: -3800
Malayalam Era: -4031
Nanakshahi: -4676
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.30°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra333.53°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala344.91°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
बुध Budha285.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.99°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra294.14°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani169.79°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:14 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:44
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:57
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:57 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:44 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:57 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śukra Walk (शुक्र यात्रा)
5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38443.73
Julian Day550021.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)63.23°
🪷 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 (-48.8731°), declination -15.26°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T06:17:35.934Z