पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · October 25, 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 11.6 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
पश्यादित्यान्वसून्रुद्रानश्िवनौ मरुतस्तथा।

बहून्यदृष्टपूर्वाणि पश्याऽश्चर्याणि भारत।।11.6।।
"11.6 Behold thou the Powers of Nature: fire, earth, wind and sky; the sun, the heavens, the moon, the stars; all forces of vitality and of healing; and the roving winds. See the myriad wonders revealed to none but thee." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.6'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 Ṣaṣṭhī (6/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya245.52°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra311.14°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala117.64°KarkaĀśleṣā P4
बुध Budha223.08°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati0.01°MeṣaAśvinī P1
शुक्र Śukra231.74°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani278.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)05:51 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:32 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:42 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:48 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:20 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 41 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 18 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:18 – 05:05
Prātaḥ Sandhyā04:53 – 05:51
Abhijit Muhūrta11:18 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:39 – 14:25
Godhūli Muhūrta17:20 – 17:44
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:32 – 18:02
Amṛta Kāla17:17 – 19:02
Niśīta Muhūrta23:18 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:47 – 10:14
Yamaganda13:10 – 14:37
Gulika Kāla05:51 – 07:19
Varjyam06:21 – 06:39
Dur Muhūrta 08:35 – 08:58

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla05:51 – 07:19 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:19 – 08:47 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:47 – 10:14 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:14 – 11:42 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:42 – 13:10 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:10 – 14:37 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:37 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:32 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:32 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:37 – 22:10 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:10 – 23:42 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:42 – 01:14 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:14 – 02:47 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:47 – 04:19 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:19 – 05:51 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12899.73
Julian Day575565.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8962°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)65.62°
🪷 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 -6.92°, EoT 16.23 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: -3137-10-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)