पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 13, 1942 CE

Universal?format=json (AI agents)
🪷 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: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.35°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra305.83°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala215.84°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
बुध Budha244.79°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati91.23°KarkaPunarvasu P4
शुक्र Śukra244.64°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani45.44°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:35 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:47 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:53
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:35
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:14
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:21
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:14

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:51 – 17:11
Yamaganda11:53 – 13:12
Gulika Kāla14:32 – 15:51
Varjyam07:02 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:35 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:55 – 09:14 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:14 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:53 – 13:12 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:12 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:32 – 15:51 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:11 – 18:51 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:51 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:32 – 22:12 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:12 – 23:53 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:53 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:34 – 03:14 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:14 – 04:55 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:55 – 06:35 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)
6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842241.27
Julian Day2430706.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0560°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.15°
🪷 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 (23.0560°), declination -23.09°, EoT 5.09 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: 1942-12-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)