पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 14, 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 13.3 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।

क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्ज्ञानं यत्तज्ज्ञानं मतं मम।।13.3।।
"13.3 I am the Omniscient self that abides in the playground of Matter; knowledge of Matter and of the all-knowing Self is wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.3'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 Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.47°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra134.46°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala291.54°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
बुध Budha277.74°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati124.42°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra311.43°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani123.23°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:07 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 12 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 47 Mins 12 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:37 – 05:22
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:11 – 06:07
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:05
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:55 – 10:19
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:07 – 07:31
Varjyam06:35 – 06:53
Dur Muhūrta 08:44 – 09:06

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:07 – 07:31 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:31 – 08:55 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:55 – 10:19 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:19 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:43 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:55 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:19 – 18:55 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:43 – 01:19 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:19 – 02:55 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:55 – 04:31 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:31 – 06:07 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28950.73
Julian Day559514.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5101°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)227.99°
🪷 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 -14.16°, EoT 15.07 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: -3181-11-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)