पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 1903 CE

🪷 आज: वृश्चिक सङ्क्रान्ति — Vṛścika Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Scorpio.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya212.01°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
चन्द्र Candra197.77°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala260.00°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
बुध Budha211.20°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati322.40°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra167.01°KanyāHasta P3
शनि Śani282.84°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:17 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:13 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 53 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 06 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:50 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:17
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:44 – 13:06
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:22 – 11:44
Varjyam06:44 – 07:02
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:17 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:22 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:22 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:44 – 13:06 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:27 – 15:49 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:49 – 17:11 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:11 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:49 – 20:27 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:27 – 22:06 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:06 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:44 – 01:22 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:22 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:17 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827971.27
Julian Day2416436.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)347.31°
🪷 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 (22.5102°), declination -18.90°, 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: 1903-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)