पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1626045 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 18.73 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाचनष्टो मोहः स्मृतिर्लब्धा त्वत्प्रसादान्मयाच्युत।स्थितोऽस्मि गतसन्देहः करिष्ये वचनं तव।।18.73।।
"18.73 Arjuna replied: My Lord! O Immutable One! My delusion has fled. By Thy Grace, O Changeless One, the light has dawned. My doubts are gone, and I stand before Thee ready to do Thy will."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.73's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -1625987
Śaka Saṁvat: -1626122
Bengali Saṁvat: -1626637
Malayalam Era: -1626868
Nanakshahi: -1627513
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śatabhiṣā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.74°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra312.10°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala197.90°TulāSvātī P4
बुध Budha278.93°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati261.82°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra247.27°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani185.29°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:26 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)20:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 59 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 00 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:58 – 05:42
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:31 – 06:26
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 Kāla16:03 – 17:26
Yamaganda11:56 – 13:18
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:03
Varjyam06:53 – 07:11
Dur Muhūrta 09:00 – 09:22

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
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 · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:26 – 07:48 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:48 – 09:11 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:11 – 10:33 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:33 – 11:56 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:56 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:18 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:18 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:18 – 23:56 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:56 – 01:33 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:33 – 03:11 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:11 – 04:48 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:48 – 06:26 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-1622903
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-592779625.73
Julian Day-592191160.229167
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-22719.0032°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)44.36°
🪷 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 (-22719.0032°), declination -17.39°, EoT 2.32 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: -1626044-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)