पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 3208 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 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 Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.38°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra15.22°MeṣaBharaṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala346.93°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha289.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.85°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra297.89°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani169.83°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:10 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:35 – 08:58
Yamaganda10:21 – 11:44
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:12 – 07:35 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:35 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:21 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:44 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:21 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:58 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:35 – 06:12 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Bharaṇī alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38440.73
Julian Day550024.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8730°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)101.84°
🪷 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 (-48.8730°), declination -16.19°, 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 for: -3207-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)