पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 14, 1999 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: 2056 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1921 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1406
Malayalam Era: 1175
Nanakshahi: 530
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya237.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
चन्द्र Candra304.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha220.18°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati1.24°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra195.64°TulāSvātī P3
शनि Śani17.12°MeṣaBharaṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:11 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:53 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:11 – 05:54
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:43 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta11:32 – 12:15
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:22
Godhūli Muhūrta16:59 – 17:23
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:11 – 17:37
Amṛta Kāla16:56 – 18:41
Niśīta Muhūrta23:32 – 00:15

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:32 – 15:51
Yamaganda09:15 – 10:34
Gulika Kāla11:53 – 13:13
Varjyam07:03 – 07:19
Dur Muhūrta 09:04 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:36 – 07:55 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:55 – 09:15 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:15 – 10:34 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:34 – 11:53 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:53 – 13:13 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:13 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:32 – 15:51 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:51 – 17:11 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:11 – 18:51 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:51 – 20:32 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:32 – 22:13 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:13 – 23:53 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:53 – 01:34 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:34 – 03:15 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:15 – 04:55 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:55 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5101
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1863061.27
Julian Day2451526.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.8523°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)70.89°
🪷 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 (23.8523°), declination -23.17°, EoT 4.64 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: 1999-12-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)