पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 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 9.3 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा धर्मस्यास्य परन्तप।

अप्राप्य मां निवर्तन्ते मृत्युसंसारवर्त्मनि।।9.3।।
"9.3 They who have no faith in this teaching cannot find Me, but remain lost in the purlieus of this perishable world." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.3'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 Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra21.86°MeṣaBharaṇī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala209.23°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha247.34°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati323.98°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra294.90°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani158.73°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:15 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)02:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:25 – 10:45
Yamaganda13:25 – 14:45
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:05 – 13:25 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:25 – 14:45 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:45 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:45 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:05 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:25 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4993
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1823641.27
Julian Day2412106.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3446°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)116.12°
🪷 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 (22.3446°), declination -22.19°, EoT -7.10 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: 1892-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)