पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 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 10.34 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।

कीर्तिः श्रीर्वाक्च नारीणां स्मृतिर्मेधा धृतिः क्षमा।।10.34।।
"10.34 I am all-devouring Death; I am the Origin of all that shall happen; I am Fame, Fortune, Speech, Memory, Intellect, Constancy and Forgiveness." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.10°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra97.24°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala246.15°DhanuMūla P2
बुध Budha285.79°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati285.53°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
शुक्र Śukra223.88°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani29.57°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:39 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:32 – 08:56
Yamaganda10:20 – 11:43
Gulika Kāla13:07 – 14:31
Varjyam06:37 – 06:54
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:09 – 07:32 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:32 – 08:56 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha08:56 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:43 – 13:07 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:07 – 14:31 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:31 – 15:55 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:55 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:55 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:55 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:31 – 22:07 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:07 – 23:43 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:20 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg02:56 – 04:32 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:32 – 06:09 (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-85
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-31139.73
Julian Day557325.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5938°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.14°
🪷 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 (-48.5938°), declination -14.97°, EoT 14.67 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: -3187-11-16 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)