पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3215 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: -3157
Śaka Saṁvat: -3292
Bengali Saṁvat: -3807
Malayalam Era: -4038
Nanakshahi: -4683
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra139.14°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.38°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha283.43°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.88°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra238.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani67.91°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:46 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 32 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 Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:20
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:10 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Bṛhaspati Walk (गुरु यात्रा)
8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-40999.73
Julian Day547465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.9709°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)228.00°
🪷 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 (-48.9709°), declination -15.49°, 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 for: -3214-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)