पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 3112 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 3.10 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
सहयज्ञाः प्रजाः सृष्ट्वा पुरोवाच प्रजापतिः।

अनेन प्रसविष्यध्वमेष वोऽस्त्विष्टकामधुक्।।3.10।।
"3.10 In the beginning, when God created all beings by the sacrifice of Himself, He said unto them: Through sacrifice you can procreate, and it shall satisfy all your desires." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3054
Śaka Saṁvat: -3189
Bengali Saṁvat: -3704
Malayalam Era: -3935
Nanakshahi: -4580
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra143.59°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala0.69°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha256.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati82.80°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra304.19°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani248.23°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 00 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 56 Mins 00 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:44 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:30 – 15:53
Yamaganda08:58 – 10:21
Gulika Kāla11:44 – 13:07
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:12 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg07:35 – 08:58 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala08:58 – 10:21 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:21 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:07 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:30 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:53 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:16 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:53 – 20:30 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:30 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala23:44 – 01:21 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:21 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta02:58 – 04:35 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla04:35 – 06:12 (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)-3376.73
Julian Day585088.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5320°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.06°
🪷 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 (-47.5320°), declination -16.33°, EoT 13.70 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: -3111-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)