पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 13, 3112 BCE

🪷 आज: लोहड़ी — Lohri
Punjab harvest festival; eve of Makara Saṅkrānti. (Approximated as 13/14 January annually; correct via Sun in Dhanu/Makara cusp.)

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 3.3 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।

ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्।।3.3।।
"3.3 Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3054
Śaka Saṁvat: -3189
Bengali Saṁvat: -3704
Malayalam Era: -3935
Nanakshahi: -4580
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.33°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra54.91°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.58°MīnaRevatī P3
बुध Budha245.18°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.77°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra295.52°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani247.46°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:06 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:33 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 13 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 46 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:21
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:10 – 06:06
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:31 – 15:55
Yamaganda08:55 – 10:19
Gulika Kāla11:43 – 13:07
Varjyam06:34 – 06:52
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:06 – 07:30 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:30 – 08:55 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:55 – 10:19 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:19 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:43 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:55 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 18:55 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:43 – 01:19 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:19 – 02:55 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:55 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:30 – 06:06 (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 Year-9
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-3383.73
Julian Day585081.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5322°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.58°
🪷 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 (-47.5322°), declination -14.11°, EoT 15.26 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: -3111-11-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)