पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 2, 1924 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: 1981 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 1846 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1331
Malayalam Era: 1100
Nanakshahi: 455
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya226.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
चन्द्र Candra299.98°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.14°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha247.10°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati245.18°DhanuMūla P2
शुक्र Śukra193.83°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani196.56°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:28 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:17 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:28
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:10
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:10

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:28 – 15:49
Yamaganda09:08 – 10:28
Gulika Kāla11:48 – 13:08
Varjyam06:55 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 08:58 – 09:19

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:28 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:48 – 09:08 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:08 – 10:28 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:48 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:28 – 15:49 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:49 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:09 – 18:49 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:49 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:28 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:08 – 23:48 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:48 – 01:28 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:08 – 04:48 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:48 – 06:28 (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 Year5026
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835656.27
Julian Day2424121.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8042°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)69.89°
🪷 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 (22.8042°), declination -21.89°, EoT 9.75 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: 1924-12-02 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)