पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 23, 3138 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 11.4 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
मन्यसे यदि तच्छक्यं मया द्रष्टुमिति प्रभो।

योगेश्वर ततो मे त्वं दर्शयाऽत्मानमव्ययम्।।11.4।।
"11.4 If Thou thinkest that it can be made possible for me to see it, show me, O Lord of Lords, Thine own Eternal Self." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.4's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3080
Śaka Saṁvat: -3215
Bengali Saṁvat: -3730
Malayalam Era: -3961
Nanakshahi: -4606
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.47°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra282.63°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.55°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha221.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati360.00°MīnaRevatī P4
शुक्र Śukra229.22°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani278.24°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:34 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 44 Mins 08 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 15 Mins 52 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:16 – 05:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:51 – 05:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:22 – 17:46
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:34 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:19 – 19:04
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:10 – 14:38
Yamaganda05:50 – 07:18
Gulika Kāla08:46 – 10:14
Varjyam06:19 – 06:38
Dur Muhūrta 08:34 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha05:50 – 07:18 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:18 – 08:46 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:46 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:14 – 11:42 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:42 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:10 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:38 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:06 – 17:34 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:34 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:06 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:38 – 22:10 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:10 – 23:42 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:42 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:14 – 02:46 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:46 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:18 – 05:50 (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 Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12901.73
Julian Day575563.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8963°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)39.16°
🪷 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 (-47.8963°), declination -6.13°, EoT 16.06 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: -3137-10-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)