पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 1990 CE

🪷 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: 2047 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1912 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1397
Malayalam Era: 1166
Nanakshahi: 521
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya216.75°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra278.29°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala43.58°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2
बुध Budha234.31°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati109.71°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra222.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani267.69°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:21 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 47 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 12 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:55 – 05:38
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:28 – 06:21
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:36
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:45
Yamaganda14:27 – 15:48
Gulika Kāla07:42 – 09:03
Varjyam06:48 – 07:06
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:14

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 Chala06:21 – 07:42 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:42 – 09:03 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:03 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:45 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:27 – 15:48 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:48 – 17:09 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:09 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:48 – 20:27 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:27 – 22:06 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:06 – 23:45 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:45 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:03 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:03 – 04:42 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:42 – 06:21 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859753.27
Julian Day2448218.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7258°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.68°
🪷 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 (23.7258°), declination -20.25°, EoT 12.85 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: 1990-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)