पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 18, 1903 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 13.6 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च।इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः।।13.6।।
"13.6 The five great fundamentals (earth, fire, air, water and ether), personality, intellect, the mysterious life force, the ten organs of perception and action, the mind and the five domains of sensation;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1960 Nala
Śaka Saṁvat: 1825 Śobhana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1310
Malayalam Era: 1079
Nanakshahi: 434
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Jyeṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śūla
करण (Karaṇa)Catuṣpāda
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya242.43°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra232.61°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala283.21°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
बुध Budha258.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati324.73°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
शुक्र Śukra198.08°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani285.32°MakaraŚravaṇa P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:38 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:12 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:55 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)05:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:33 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:14 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:46 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:36 – 11:55
Yamaganda14:34 – 15:53
Gulika Kāla07:58 – 09:17
Varjyam07:05 – 07:22
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (Inauspicious)
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 · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:38 – 07:58 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:58 – 09:17 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:17 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:36 – 11:55 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:55 – 13:15 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:15 – 14:34 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:34 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:53 – 17:12 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:12 – 18:53 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:53 – 20:34 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:34 – 22:15 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:15 – 23:55 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:36 – 03:17 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:17 – 04:58 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:58 – 06:38 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Jyeṣṭhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5005
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1828001.27
Julian Day2416466.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.5114°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)351.39°
🪷 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 (22.5114°), declination -23.34°, EoT 2.79 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: 1903-12-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)