पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 17, 1922 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 11.10 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
अनेकवक्त्रनयनमनेकाद्भुतदर्शनम्।

अनेकदिव्याभरणं दिव्यानेकोद्यतायुधम्।।11.10।।
"11.10 There were countless eyes and mouths, and mystic forms innumerable, with shining ornaments and flaming celestial weapons." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1979 Yuva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1844 Dundubhi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1329
Malayalam Era: 1098
Nanakshahi: 453
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (29/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Anurādhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Śakuni
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya241.55°DhanuMūla P1
चन्द्र Candra222.29°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala312.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
बुध Budha248.37°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati199.10°TulāSvātī P4
शुक्र Śukra212.76°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani175.95°KanyāCitrā P1

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)05:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)15:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:13 – 05:56
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:45 – 06:38
Abhijit Muhūrta11:34 – 12:16
Vijaya Muhūrta13:41 – 14:23
Godhūli Muhūrta17:00 – 17:24
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:12 – 17:38
Amṛta Kāla16:57 – 18:42
Niśīta Muhūrta23:34 – 00:16

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:53 – 17:12
Yamaganda11:55 – 13:14
Gulika Kāla14:33 – 15:53
Varjyam07:04 – 07:21
Dur Muhūrta 09:06 – 09:27

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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 · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:38 – 07:57 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala07:57 – 09:16 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:16 – 10:36 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:36 – 11:55 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla11:55 – 13:14 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:14 – 14:33 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:33 – 15:53 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:53 – 17:12 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:12 – 18:53 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:53 – 20:33 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:33 – 22:14 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:14 – 23:55 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha23:55 – 01:36 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:36 – 03:16 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:16 – 04:57 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha04:57 – 06:38 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5024
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1834940.27
Julian Day2423405.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7768°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)342.72°
🪷 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 (22.7768°), declination -23.31°, EoT 3.25 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: 1922-12-17 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)