पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 24, 3208 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 2.72 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
एषा ब्राह्मी स्थितिः पार्थ नैनां प्राप्य विमुह्यति।

स्थित्वाऽस्यामन्तकालेऽपि ब्रह्मनिर्वाणमृच्छति।।2.72।।
"2.72 O Arjuna! This is the state of the Self, the Supreme Spirit, to which if a man once attain, it shall never be taken from him. Even at the time of leaving the body, he will remain firmly enthroned there, and will become one with the Eternal."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3150
Śaka Saṁvat: -3285
Bengali Saṁvat: -3800
Malayalam Era: -4031
Nanakshahi: -4676
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya277.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra68.13°MithunaĀrdrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala349.64°MīnaRevatī P1
बुध Budha293.83°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati41.71°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
शुक्र Śukra302.89°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani169.85°KanyāHasta P3

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)15:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 45 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 15 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:48 – 05:32
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:21 – 06:16
Abhijit Muhūrta11:24 – 12:08
Vijaya Muhūrta13:36 – 14:19
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 Kāla10:23 – 11:46
Yamaganda14:30 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:38 – 09:01
Varjyam06:43 – 07:01
Dur Muhūrta 08:50 – 09:12

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (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 · 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 · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:16 – 07:38 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:38 – 09:01 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:01 – 10:23 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:23 – 11:46 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:46 – 13:08 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:08 – 14:30 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:30 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:30 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:30 – 22:08 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:08 – 23:46 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:46 – 01:23 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:23 – 03:01 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:01 – 04:38 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:38 – 06:16 (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-105
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-38436.73
Julian Day550028.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.8729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)150.64°
🪷 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 (-48.8729°), declination -17.36°, EoT 12.55 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: -3207-11-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)