पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 2093 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: 2150 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2015 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1500
Malayalam Era: 1269
Nanakshahi: 624
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vṛddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya217.35°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
चन्द्र Candra287.19°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala266.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha208.90°TulāViśākhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati326.93°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.50°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani101.73°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:23 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:56 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 13 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 Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:27 – 15:48
Yamaganda09:04 – 10:25
Gulika Kāla11:46 – 13:06
Varjyam06:50 – 07:07
Dur Muhūrta 08:53 – 09:15

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 Roga06:23 – 07:43 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:43 – 09:04 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:04 – 10:25 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:25 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:46 – 13:06 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:06 – 14:27 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:27 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:08 – 18:48 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:48 – 20:27 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:27 – 22:06 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:06 – 23:46 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:46 – 01:25 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:25 – 03:04 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:04 – 04:43 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:43 – 06:23 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

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

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5195
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1897375.27
Julian Day2485840.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1647°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)67.55°
🪷 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 (25.1647°), declination -20.66°, EoT 12.55 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:57:26.570Z