पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 11, 3182 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 12.20 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
ये तु धर्म्यामृतमिदं यथोक्तं पर्युपासते।श्रद्दधाना मत्परमा भक्तास्तेऽतीव मे प्रियाः।।12.20।।
"12.20 Verily those who love the spiritual wisdom as I have taught, whose faith never fails, and who concentrate their whole nature on Me, they indeed are My most beloved."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.20's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3124
Śaka Saṁvat: -3259
Bengali Saṁvat: -3774
Malayalam Era: -4005
Nanakshahi: -4650
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya263.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra97.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala289.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha272.90°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.65°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra309.00°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani123.40°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:04 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 16 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 43 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:34 – 05:19
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:08 – 06:04
Abhijit Muhūrta11:20 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:43 – 13:07
Yamaganda07:29 – 08:53
Gulika Kāla10:18 – 11:43
Varjyam06:32 – 06:50
Dur Muhūrta 08:42 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:04 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:29 – 08:53 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla08:53 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:18 – 11:43 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:07 – 14:32 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:32 – 15:56 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:56 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:21 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:56 – 20:32 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:32 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:07 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:43 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:18 – 02:53 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga02:53 – 04:29 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:29 – 06:04 (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 Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28953.73
Julian Day559511.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5102°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)193.89°
🪷 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 (-48.5102°), declination -13.15°, EoT 15.59 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: -3181-11-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)