पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 22, 3188 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 10.40 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।

एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया।।10.40।।
"10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.40's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3130
Śaka Saṁvat: -3265
Bengali Saṁvat: -3780
Malayalam Era: -4011
Nanakshahi: -4656
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya275.26°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra174.71°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.60°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha291.46°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati286.94°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शुक्र Śukra230.78°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani29.48°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:14 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:45 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:42 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 02 Mins 01 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 57 Mins 59 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:46 – 05:30
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:19 – 06:14
Abhijit Muhūrta11:23 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:23 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:16
Yamaganda11:45 – 13:08
Gulika Kāla14:30 – 15:53
Varjyam06:42 – 06:59
Dur Muhūrta 08:48 – 09:10

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:14 – 07:37 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:37 – 08:59 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha08:59 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:22 – 11:45 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:45 – 13:08 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:08 – 14:30 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:30 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:16 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:30 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:08 – 23:45 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:45 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:22 – 02:59 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla02:59 – 04:37 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:37 – 06:14 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-85
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-31133.73
Julian Day557331.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.5936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)259.46°
🪷 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 (-48.5936°), declination -16.81°, EoT 13.15 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: -3187-11-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)