पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 19, 1902 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 3.12 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
इष्टान्भोगान्हि वो देवा दास्यन्ते यज्ञभाविताः।

तैर्दत्तानप्रदायैभ्यो यो भुङ्क्ते स्तेन एव सः।।3.12।।
"3.12 For, fed, on sacrifice, nature will give you all the enjoyment you can desire. But he who enjoys what she gives without returning is, indeed, a robber.'" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1959 Rākṣasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1824 Śubhakṛt
Bengali Saṁvat: 1309
Malayalam Era: 1078
Nanakshahi: 433
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.71°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra118.26°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala158.32°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P4
बुध Budha248.75°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati294.64°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra249.91°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani275.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:03 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 46 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 14 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:37 – 11:56
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:39 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:56 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:13 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:13 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:56 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:37 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:39 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5004
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1827637.27
Julian Day2416102.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.4975°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.40°
🪷 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 (22.4975°), declination -23.38°, 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: 1902-12-19 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)