पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 18, 3165 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 10.25 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।

यज्ञानां जपयज्ञोऽस्मि स्थावराणां हिमालयः।।10.25।।
"10.25 Of the great seers I am Bhrigu, of words I am Om, of offerings I am the silent prayer, among things immovable I am the Himalayas." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.25's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3107
Śaka Saṁvat: -3242
Bengali Saṁvat: -3757
Malayalam Era: -3988
Nanakshahi: -4633
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya271.20°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra296.43°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala305.17°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
बुध Budha249.66°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati266.70°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra280.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani306.92°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:11 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 06 Mins 31 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 53 Mins 29 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:42 – 05:26
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:15 – 06:11
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:11 – 07:34
Gulika Kāla08:57 – 10:21
Varjyam06:38 – 06:56
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:11 – 07:34 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:34 – 08:57 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:57 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:21 – 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 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:17 – 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 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:21 – 02:57 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:57 – 04:34 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:34 – 06:11 (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-62
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-22736.73
Julian Day565728.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.2724°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)25.23°
🪷 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 (-48.2724°), declination -15.72°, EoT 14.21 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: -3164-11-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)