पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 24, 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 11.5 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga🪷 Paśya Me Pārtha Rūpāṇi · Behold My Forms
श्री भगवानुवाच

पश्य मे पार्थ रूपाणि शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः।

नानाविधानि दिव्यानि नानावर्णाकृतीनि च।।11.5।।
"11.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: Behold, O Arjuna! My celestial forms, by hundred and thousands, various in kind, in colour and in shape." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.5'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 Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya244.49°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra296.99°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.60°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha222.28°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.00°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra230.48°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani278.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:33 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:53 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:31 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 42 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 17 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:17 – 05:04
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:52 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:19 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:21 – 17:45
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:33 – 18:03
Amṛta Kāla17:18 – 19:03
Niśīta Muhūrta23:19 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:14 – 11:42
Yamaganda14:38 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla07:18 – 08:46
Varjyam06:20 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala05:51 – 07:18 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:18 – 08:46 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:46 – 10:14 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:14 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:42 – 13:10 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:10 – 14:38 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:38 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:33 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:33 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:38 – 22:10 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:10 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:42 – 01:14 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:14 – 02:46 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:46 – 04:18 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:18 – 05:51 (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 Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12900.73
Julian Day575564.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.50°
🪷 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 (-47.8962°), declination -6.52°, EoT 16.15 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: -3137-10-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)