पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 22, 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 13.10 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।13.10।।
"13.10 Indifference, non-attachment to sex, progeny or home, equanimity in good fortune and in bad;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.10'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 Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya270.00°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra172.12°KanyāHasta P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala218.67°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha287.99°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati218.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
शुक्र Śukra290.60°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani244.81°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:29 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:57 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:01 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 56 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 03 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:01 – 05:45
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:34 – 06:29
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla11:57 – 13:19
Yamaganda07:51 – 09:13
Gulika Kāla10:35 – 11:57
Varjyam06:56 – 07:14
Dur Muhūrta 09:02 – 09:24

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (Inauspicious)
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):
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 Labha06:29 – 07:51 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta07:51 – 09:13 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:13 – 10:35 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:35 – 11:57 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga11:57 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:19 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:41 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:25 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:41 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:41 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:19 – 23:57 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla23:57 – 01:35 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:35 – 03:13 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:13 – 04:51 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg04:51 – 06:29 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622869
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592767204.73
Julian Day-592178739.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22718.5282°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)262.12°
🪷 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 -18.13°, EoT 0.91 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: -1626010-12-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)