पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 1894 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 9.33 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
किं पुनर्ब्राह्मणाः पुण्या भक्ता राजर्षयस्तथा।

अनित्यमसुखं लोकमिमं प्राप्य भजस्व माम्।।9.33।।
"9.33 What need then to mention the holy Ministers of God, the devotees and the saintly rulers? Do thou, therefore, born in this changing and miserable world, do thou too worship Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.33's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1951 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1816 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1301
Malayalam Era: 1070
Nanakshahi: 425
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra287.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala224.55°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha255.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati30.05°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
शुक्र Śukra309.35°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
शनि Śani183.20°TulāCitrā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:02 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:57 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:45 – 16:05
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:45
Gulika Kāla12:05 – 13:25
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:45 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:45 – 12:05 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:25 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:45 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:05 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:25 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:05 – 20:45 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:45 – 22:25 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:05 – 01:45 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year4995
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1824372.27
Julian Day2412837.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.3726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)22.79°
🪷 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 (22.3726°), declination -22.12°, 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: 1894-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)