पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 3147 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 18.41 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः।।18.41।।
"18.41 O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.41's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3089
Śaka Saṁvat: -3224
Bengali Saṁvat: -3739
Malayalam Era: -3970
Nanakshahi: -4615
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.58°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra176.66°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala199.11°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha259.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati103.96°KarkaPuṣya P4
शुक्र Śukra316.63°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
शनि Śani193.51°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:59 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 32 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 28 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 Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:54 – 17:17
Yamaganda11:44 – 13:07
Gulika Kāla14:31 – 15:54
Varjyam06:40 – 06:58
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:12 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:35 – 08:58 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:58 – 10:21 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:21 – 11:44 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:44 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:07 – 23:44 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:44 – 01:21 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:21 – 02:58 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:58 – 04:35 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:35 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-44
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-16160.73
Julian Day572304.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.0209°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)264.08°
🪷 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 (-48.0209°), declination -16.20°, 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: -3146-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)