पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 1626011 BCE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.11 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
मयि चानन्ययोगेन भक्ितरव्यभिचारिणी।विविक्तदेशसेवित्वमरतिर्जनसंसदि।।13.11।।
"13.11 Unswerving devotion to Me, by concentration on Me and Me alone, a love for solitude, indifference to social life;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625953
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626088
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626603
Malayalam Era: -1626834
Nanakshahi: -1627479
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.03°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra186.06°TulāCitrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala219.31°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha288.66°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati218.23°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.86°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani244.94°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:30 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 27 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 33 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:42
Yamaganda06:30 – 07:52
Gulika Kāla09:14 – 10:36
Varjyam06:57 – 07:15
Dur Muhūrta 09:03 – 09:25

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:30 – 07:52 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:52 – 09:14 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:14 – 10:36 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:36 – 11:58 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:58 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:20 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:42 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:03 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:03 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:42 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:20 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:58 – 01:36 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:36 – 03:14 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:14 – 04:52 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:52 – 06:30 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622869
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592767203.73
Julian Day-592178738.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22718.5281°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)275.04°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-22718.5281°), declination -18.39°, EoT 0.44 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: -1626010-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)