पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 17, 3233 BCE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 13.1 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।

एतद्वेदितुमिच्छामि ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं च केशव।।13.1।।
"13.1 "Arjuna asked: My Lord! Who is God and what is Nature; what is Matter and what is the Self; what is that they call Wisdom, and what is it that is worth knowing? I wish to have this explained." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.1's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3175
Śaka Saṁvat: -3310
Bengali Saṁvat: -3825
Malayalam Era: -4056
Nanakshahi: -4701
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya331.90°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
चन्द्र Candra198.39°TulāSvātī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala79.72°MithunaĀrdrā P4
बुध Budha309.06°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati340.15°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra330.70°MīnaPūrva Bhādrapadā P4
शनि Śani210.14°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:50 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:25 – 06:08
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:57 – 06:50
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:49 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:47 – 16:07
Gulika Kāla08:10 – 09:29
Varjyam07:17 – 07:33
Dur Muhūrta 09:18 – 09:40

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvaja (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
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 · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:50 – 08:10 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:10 – 09:29 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:29 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:49 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:28 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:28 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:47 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:07 – 17:26 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:26 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:07 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:47 – 22:28 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:28 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:49 – 03:29 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:29 – 05:10 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:10 – 06:50 (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-131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-47879.73
Julian Day540585.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-49.2340°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)226.49°
🪷 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 (-49.2340°), declination -22.83°, EoT -10.03 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: -3232-01-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)