पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 3137 BCE

🪷 आज: होलिका दहन — Holikā Dahana
Burning of Holikā; Prahlāda saved by Hari. Eve of Holi.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 12.19 · Chapter 12 · भक्तियोग · Bhakti-Yoga
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित्।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्ितमान्मे प्रियो नरः।।12.19।।
"12.19 Who is indifferent to praise and censure, who enjoys silence, who is contented with every fate, who has no fixed abode, who is steadfast in mind, and filled with devotion, such a one is My beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 12.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Phālguna (Phālguna Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3079
Śaka Saṁvat: -3214
Bengali Saṁvat: -3729
Malayalam Era: -3960
Nanakshahi: -4605
Solar Month: Kumbha (Māsi)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya315.02°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
चन्द्र Candra121.79°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala100.70°KarkaPuṣya P3
बुध Budha329.65°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati7.34°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra317.56°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शनि Śani286.36°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:21 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 40 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 20 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:21 – 14:40
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:04
Gulika Kāla09:23 – 10:43
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:23 – 10:43 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:43 – 12:02 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:21 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:40 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha15:59 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:19 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla18:59 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:40 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:02 – 01:43 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:43 – 03:23 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:04 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-35
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-12831.73
Julian Day575633.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.8936°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)166.77°
🪷 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 (-47.8936°), declination -23.41°, EoT -3.71 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: -3136-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)