पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 25, 1996 CE

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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārgaśīrṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2053 Virodhi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1918 Dhātṛ
Bengali Saṁvat: 1403
Malayalam Era: 1172
Nanakshahi: 527
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya219.24°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra37.66°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala139.75°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha232.11°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati263.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra188.69°TulāSvātī P1
शनि Śani336.84°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:09 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:57 – 05:40
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:29 – 06:23
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:33 – 14:16
Godhūli Muhūrta16:57 – 17:21
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:09 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:54 – 18:39
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:44 – 09:05
Yamaganda10:25 – 11:46
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:27
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:54 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:23 – 07:44 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:44 – 09:05 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:05 – 10:25 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:25 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:46 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:27 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:48 – 17:09 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:09 – 18:48 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:27 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:46 – 01:25 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:25 – 03:05 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:05 – 04:44 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:44 – 06:23 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5098
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1861947.27
Julian Day2450412.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8097°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)180.33°
🪷 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 (23.8097°), declination -20.77°, EoT 12.23 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: 1996-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)