पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 25, 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 13.14 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
सर्वतः पाणिपादं तत्सर्वतोऽक्षिशिरोमुखम्।सर्वतः श्रुतिमल्लोके सर्वमावृत्य तिष्ठति।।13.14।।
"13.14 Everywhere are Its hands and Its feet; everywhere It has eyes that see, heads that think and mouths that speak; everywhere It listens; It dwells in all the worlds; It envelops them all." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.14's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla 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)Śukla Pratipada (1/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kiṃstughna
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.77°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra279.12°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala300.05°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha293.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.38°SiṃhaMaghā P2
शुक्र Śukra319.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani122.51°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:16 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:46 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:24 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:19 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:24 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:46 – 13:08
Yamaganda07:39 – 09:01
Gulika Kāla10:23 – 11:46
Varjyam06:44 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Saumya (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):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:16 – 07:39 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:39 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:01 – 10:23 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:23 – 11:46 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:46 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:08 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:31 – 15:53 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha15:53 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala18:53 – 20:31 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:31 – 22:08 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:08 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:46 – 01:23 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:23 – 03:01 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:01 – 04:39 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:39 – 06:16 (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)-28939.73
Julian Day559525.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)1.35°
🪷 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 (-48.5096°), declination -17.54°, EoT 12.23 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: -3181-11-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)