पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 23, 1626045 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 18.77 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
तच्च संस्मृत्य संस्मृत्य रूपमत्यद्भुतं हरेः।

विस्मयो मे महान् राजन् हृष्यामि च पुनः पुनः।।18.77।।
"18.77 As memory recalls again and again the exceeding beauty of the Lord, I am filled with amazement and happiness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.77's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625987
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626122
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626637
Malayalam Era: -1626868
Nanakshahi: -1627513
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Revatī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.84°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra359.74°MīnaRevatī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.41°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha285.74°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati262.80°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra252.30°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani185.50°TulāCitrā P4

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)12:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:03 – 05:46
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:36 – 06:30
Abhijit Muhūrta11:36 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:36 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:20 – 14:41
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: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · 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 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:41 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:03 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:03 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:41 – 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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Revatī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622903
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592779621.73
Julian Day-592191156.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.0031°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)87.90°
🪷 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 (-22719.0031°), declination -18.48°, 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: -1626044-12-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)