पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 10, 1919 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 10.17 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।

केषु केषु च भावेषु चिन्त्योऽसि भगवन्मया।।10.17।।
"10.17 O Master! How shall I, by constant meditation, know Thee? My Lord! What are Thy various manifestations through which I am to mediate on Thee?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1976 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1841 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1326
Malayalam Era: 1095
Nanakshahi: 450
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.03°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra3.70°MeṣaAśvinī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala294.65°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha243.95°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati77.36°MithunaĀrdrā P4
शुक्र Śukra278.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani125.17°SiṃhaMaghā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:14 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:53 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:35
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 Kāla10:46 – 12:06
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Amṛta (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:26 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:26 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:46 (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 Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5020
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1833503.27
Julian Day2421968.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7218°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)98.42°
🪷 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 (22.7218°), declination -22.13°, EoT -7.50 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: 1919-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)