पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 1892 CE

🪷 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 8.28 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव

दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्।

अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा

योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।
"8.28 The sage who knows this passes beyond all merit that comes from the study of the scriptures, from sacrifice, from austerities and charity, and reaches the Supreme Primeval Abode."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.28's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1949 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1814 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1299
Malayalam Era: 1068
Nanakshahi: 423
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra339.64°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.34°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha247.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.44°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra291.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani158.72°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:15 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 25 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 35 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:24
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:44 – 12:04
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter) (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 · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:43 – 16:03 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:03 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:03 – 20:43 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:43 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:44 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:45 (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 Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823638.27
Julian Day2412103.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3445°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)75.88°
🪷 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 (22.3445°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 1892-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)