पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 29, 2098 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: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Vṛścika (Kārttikai)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya222.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
चन्द्र Candra291.90°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala191.45°TulāSvātī P2
बुध Budha200.97°TulāViśākhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati144.03°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra174.69°KanyāCitrā P1
शनि Śani165.33°KanyāHasta P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:08 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:33 – 06:26
Abhijit Muhūrta11:26 – 12:09
Vijaya Muhūrta13:34 – 14:17
Godhūli Muhūrta16:56 – 17:20
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:08 – 17:35
Amṛta Kāla16:53 – 18:38
Niśīta Muhūrta23:26 – 00:09

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:07 – 10:27
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:28
Gulika Kāla06:26 – 07:46
Varjyam06:53 – 07:10
Dur Muhūrta 08:56 – 09:17

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 Kāla06:26 – 07:46 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:46 – 09:07 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:07 – 10:27 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:27 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:47 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:28 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:28 – 15:48 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:48 – 17:08 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:08 – 18:48 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:48 – 20:28 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:28 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:47 – 01:27 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:27 – 03:07 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:07 – 04:46 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:46 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899206.27
Julian Day2487671.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2347°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)71.70°
🪷 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 (25.2347°), declination -21.54°, EoT 10.87 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: 2026-05-14T06:37:20.009Z