पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 1626011 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 13.8 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः।।13.8।।
"13.8 Humility, sincerity, harmlessness, forgiveness, rectitude, service of the Master, purity, steadfastness, self-control;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.8's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625953
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626088
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626603
Malayalam Era: -1626834
Nanakshahi: -1627479
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra143.62°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala217.39°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha286.39°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati217.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra288.09°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani244.56°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:27 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 58 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 01 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:43
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:32 – 06:27
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:18
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:18

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:49 – 09:12
Yamaganda10:34 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:41
Varjyam06:54 – 07:12
Dur Muhūrta 09:01 – 09:23

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: undefined (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:27 – 07:49 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:49 – 09:12 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:12 – 10:34 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:34 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:03 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:03 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:03 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:34 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:34 – 03:12 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:12 – 04:49 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:49 – 06:27 (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-1622869
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592767206.73
Julian Day-592178741.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22718.5282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)235.67°
🪷 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 (-22718.5282°), declination -17.58°, EoT 1.85 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: -1626010-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)