पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 1626088 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 11.1 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

मदनुग्रहाय परमं गुह्यमध्यात्मसंज्ञितम्।

यत्त्वयोक्तं वचस्तेन मोहोऽयं विगतो मम।।11.1।।
"11.1 "Arjuna said: My Lord! Thy words concerning the Supreme Secret of Self, given for my blessing, have dispelled the illusions which surrounded me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1626030
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626165
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626680
Malayalam Era: -1626911
Nanakshahi: -1627556
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Ekādaśī (11/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.95°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra37.90°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala232.29°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha246.08°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.94°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra266.53°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:35 – 11:57
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:03
Gulika Kāla07:51 – 09:13
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:29 – 07:51 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:51 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:13 – 10:35 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:35 – 11:57 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:57 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:19 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:03 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:03 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:19 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:19 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:57 – 01:35 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:35 – 03:13 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:13 – 04:51 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:51 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Ekādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622946
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592795328.73
Julian Day-592206863.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.6038°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)126.96°
🪷 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 (-22719.6038°), declination -18.10°, EoT 0.91 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: -1626087-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)