पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 3172 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 18.15 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शरीरवाङ्मनोभिर्यत्कर्म प्रारभते नरः।न्याय्यं वा विपरीतं वा पञ्चैते तस्य हेतवः।।18.15।।
"18.15 Whatever action a man performs, whether by muscular effort or by speech or by thought, and whether it be right or wrong, these five are the essential causes." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.84°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra4.22°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala56.37°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha240.21°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati57.74°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra219.81°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani237.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:05 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:52 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:35 – 05:20
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:09 – 06:05
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:30 – 08:54
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:43
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:05 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:30 – 08:54 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:54 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:20 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:54 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:54 – 04:30 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:30 – 06:05 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25299.73
Julian Day563165.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3704°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)99.37°
🪷 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 (-48.3704°), declination -13.68°, EoT 15.43 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: -3171-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)