पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 27, 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Varīyān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya279.82°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra308.07°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.60°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha295.81°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati123.16°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra320.20°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
शनि Śani122.36°SiṃhaMaghā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:18 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:47 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:51 – 05:34
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:23 – 06:18
Abhijit Muhūrta11:25 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:25 – 00:08

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:24 – 11:47
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:40 – 09:02
Varjyam06:46 – 07:03
Dur Muhūrta 08:51 – 09:13

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:18 – 07:40 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:40 – 09:02 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:02 – 10:24 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:24 – 11:47 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:47 – 13:09 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:09 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:09 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:09 – 23:47 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:47 – 01:24 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:24 – 03:02 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:02 – 04:40 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:40 – 06:18 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-79
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-28937.73
Julian Day559527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5096°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)28.26°
🪷 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 -18.09°, EoT 11.57 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: -3181-11-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)