पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 3172 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 18.26 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः।सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते।।18.26।।
"18.26 But when a man has no sentiment and no personal vanity, when he possesses courage and confidence, cares not whether he succeeds or fails, then his action arises from Purity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.26's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3114
Śaka Saṁvat: -3249
Bengali Saṁvat: -3764
Malayalam Era: -3995
Nanakshahi: -4640
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya276.14°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra149.24°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala54.92°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P1
बुध Budha252.79°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati56.70°VṛṣabhaMṛgaśīrṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra232.57°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani238.69°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:15 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 00 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 59 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:47 – 05:31
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:20 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:16
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:53
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:15 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 09:00 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:00 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:23 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:16 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:23 – 03:00 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:00 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:15 (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 Time

Kali Year-69
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-25288.73
Julian Day563176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.3700°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)233.10°
🪷 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 (-48.3700°), declination -17.13°, EoT 12.85 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: -3171-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)