पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 12, 3188 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 10.30 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga🪷 Kālaḥ Kalayatām Aham · Krishna IS Time
प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।

मृगाणां च मृगेन्द्रोऽहं वैनतेयश्च पक्षिणाम्।।10.30।।
"10.30 And I am the devotee Prahlad among the heathen; of Time I am the Eternal Present; I am the Lion among beasts and the Eagle among birds." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3130
Śaka Saṁvat: -3265
Bengali Saṁvat: -3780
Malayalam Era: -4011
Nanakshahi: -4656
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.99°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra39.71°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala243.19°DhanuMūla P1
बुध Budha280.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati284.59°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra219.33°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शनि Śani29.67°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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)14:46 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:37 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 14 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 45 Mins 09 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 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:20 – 00:05

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Yamaganda06:05 – 07:30
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-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:05 – 07:30 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga07:30 – 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 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:31 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:56 – 17:20 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:20 – 18:56 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:56 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:31 – 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 – 04:30 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta04:30 – 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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-85
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-31143.73
Julian Day557321.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5939°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)134.72°
🪷 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 (-48.5939°), declination -13.65°, 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: -3187-11-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)