पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3147 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 18.38 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।
"18.38 That which as first is like nectar, because the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison - that pleasure arises from Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3089
Śaka Saṁvat: -3224
Bengali Saṁvat: -3739
Malayalam Era: -3970
Nanakshahi: -4615
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.50°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra138.83°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.41°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha261.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati104.35°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra313.15°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani193.36°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:11 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:51 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 08 Mins 19 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 51 Mins 41 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:10 – 07:33
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:20
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (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):
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 Śubha06:10 – 07:33 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:33 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:20 – 11:44 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:44 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:54 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:44 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:44 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:20 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:33 – 06:10 (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-44
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-16163.73
Julian Day572301.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0210°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.33°
🪷 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 (-48.0210°), declination -15.27°, EoT 14.44 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: -3146-11-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)