पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 20, 3215 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 9.24 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।

न तु मामभिजानन्ति तत्त्वेनातश्च्यवन्ति ते।।9.24।।
"9.24 I am the willing recipient of sacrifice, and I am its true Lord. But these do not know me in truth, and so they sink back." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3157
Śaka Saṁvat: -3292
Bengali Saṁvat: -3807
Malayalam Era: -4038
Nanakshahi: -4683
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya273.19°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra163.47°KanyāHasta P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala147.49°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha286.44°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati200.14°TulāViśākhā P1
शुक्र Śukra241.25°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani67.76°MithunaĀrdrā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:12 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 04 Mins 56 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 55 Mins 04 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:43 – 05:28
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:17 – 06:12
Abhijit Muhūrta11:22 – 12:07
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:22 – 00:07

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:58 – 10:21
Yamaganda13:08 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:12 – 07:35
Varjyam06:40 – 06:57
Dur Muhūrta 08:47 – 09:09

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:12 – 07:35 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:35 – 08:58 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:58 – 10:21 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:21 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:08 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:08 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:17 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:08 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:08 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:21 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:21 – 02:58 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:58 – 04:35 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:35 – 06:12 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-112
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-40997.73
Julian Day547467.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-48.9708°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)250.28°
🪷 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 (-48.9708°), declination -16.10°, EoT 13.70 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: -3214-11-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)