पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 1, 1954 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: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya225.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
चन्द्र Candra286.58°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.04°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha212.30°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati96.35°KarkaPuṣya P1
शुक्र Śukra202.56°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani202.23°TulāViśākhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:48 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:02 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:27 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:18
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:27 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:48 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:47 – 09:08
Gulika Kāla10:28 – 11:48
Varjyam06:54 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 08:57 – 09:18

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:27 – 07:47 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:47 – 09:08 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:08 – 10:28 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:28 – 11:48 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:48 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:28 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:28 – 15:48 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:48 – 20:28 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:28 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:48 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:48 – 01:28 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:28 – 03:08 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:08 – 04:47 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:47 – 06:27 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5056
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846612.27
Julian Day2435077.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2232°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.13°
🪷 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 (23.2232°), declination -21.69°, EoT 10.13 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: 1954-12-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)