पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 1917 CE

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🪷 आज: स्कन्द षष्ठी — Skanda Ṣaṣṭhī
Kārttikeya's victory over Tāraka. Important Shaiva day in Tamil tradition.

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1974 Pramoda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1839 Piṅgala
Bengali Saṁvat: 1324
Malayalam Era: 1093
Nanakshahi: 448
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya214.45°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
चन्द्र Candra279.81°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala137.66°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha224.82°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati45.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra262.52°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani112.34°KarkaAśleṣā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:19 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:10 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 50 Mins 41 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 09 Mins 19 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:52 – 05:36
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:25 – 06:19
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:58 – 17:22
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:10 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:55 – 18:40
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:02 – 10:23
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:06
Varjyam06:46 – 07:04
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:19 – 07:40 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:40 – 09:02 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:02 – 10:23 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:23 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:10 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:10 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:23 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:23 – 03:02 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:40 – 06:19 (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 Year5019
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833087.27
Julian Day2421552.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7059°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.89°
🪷 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 (22.7059°), declination -19.52°, 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: 1917-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)