पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 3215 BCE

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🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3157
Śaka Saṁvat: -3292
Bengali Saṁvat: -3807
Malayalam Era: -4038
Nanakshahi: -4683
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.08°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra113.39°KarkaĀśleṣā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.23°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha280.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.62°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra236.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani68.06°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:08 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 10 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 49 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:08
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 Kāla14:31 – 15:55
Yamaganda08:56 – 10:20
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:07
Varjyam06:36 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:08 – 07:32 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:32 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:56 – 10:20 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:20 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:20 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:20 – 02:56 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:56 – 04:32 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:32 – 06:08 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-41001.73
Julian Day547463.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.9710°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)204.31°
🪷 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 (-48.9710°), declination -14.85°, EoT 14.67 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: -3214-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)