पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 26, 1961 CE

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

Also observed today

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2018 Ānanda
Śaka Saṁvat: 1883 Plava
Bengali Saṁvat: 1368
Malayalam Era: 1137
Nanakshahi: 492
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya220.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra83.92°MithunaPunarvasu P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.99°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha209.43°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati280.68°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शुक्र Śukra205.78°TulāViśākhā P2
शनि Śani273.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:24 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 44 Mins 55 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 15 Mins 05 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:41
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:30 – 06:24
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:48 – 17:09
Yamaganda11:46 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Varjyam06:51 – 07:08
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:16

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:24 – 07:44 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:44 – 09:05 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:05 – 10:26 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:26 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:46 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:27 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:48 – 17:09 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:09 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:27 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:46 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:46 – 01:26 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:26 – 03:05 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:05 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:44 – 06:24 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Caturthī + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5063
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1849164.27
Julian Day2437629.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.3208°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)225.41°
🪷 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 (23.3208°), declination -20.86°, EoT 11.91 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: 1961-11-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)