पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 23, 3182 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 13.12 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।
"13.12 Constant yearning for the knowledge of Self, and pondering over the lessons of the great Truth - this is Wisdom, all else ignorance." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3124
Śaka Saṁvat: -3259
Bengali Saṁvat: -3774
Malayalam Era: -4005
Nanakshahi: -4650
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī (28/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mūla Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.72°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra250.34°DhanuMūla P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala298.50°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
बुध Budha290.92°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.59°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra317.86°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani122.65°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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)04:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 01 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 58 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:15
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
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 Kāla07:37 – 09:00
Yamaganda10:23 – 11:45
Gulika Kāla13:08 – 14:31
Varjyam06:42 – 07:00
Dur Muhūrta 08:49 – 09:11

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
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):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:15 – 07:37 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:37 – 09:00 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:00 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:23 – 11:45 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:45 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:08 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:53 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:53 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:53 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:53 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:08 – 23:45 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:45 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:23 – 03:00 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:00 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:37 – 06:15 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28941.73
Julian Day559523.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5097°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)334.62°
🪷 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 (-48.5097°), declination -16.97°, 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: -3181-11-23 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)