पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 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 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1'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 Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.42°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra109.78°KarkaĀśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala290.00°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
बुध Budha274.53°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.58°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra309.82°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani123.34°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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)18:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:07 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 15 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 44 Mins 30 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 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:32
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:29
Gulika Kāla08:54 – 10:18
Varjyam06:33 – 06:51
Dur Muhūrta 08:43 – 09:05

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:29 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:29 – 08:54 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg08:54 – 10:18 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:18 – 11:43 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha11:43 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:07 – 14:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:32 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:32 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:07 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg23:43 – 01:18 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:18 – 02:54 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha02:54 – 04:29 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:29 – 06:05 (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-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28952.73
Julian Day559512.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5101°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)205.36°
🪷 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 (-48.5101°), declination -13.49°, 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: -3181-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)