पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 1923 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 2.48 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
योगस्थः कुरु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा धनञ्जय।

सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योः समो भूत्वा समत्वं योग उच्यते।।2.48।।
"2.48 Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.48's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1980 Dhātṛ
Śaka Saṁvat: 1845 Rudhirodgāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1330
Malayalam Era: 1099
Nanakshahi: 454
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya248.41°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra76.67°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala201.05°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha268.78°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati225.21°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शुक्र Śukra275.42°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani187.76°TulāSvātī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:42 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:20
Yamaganda10:39 – 11:58
Gulika Kāla13:17 – 14:37
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:41 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:20 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:39 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:58 – 13:17 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:17 – 14:37 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:37 – 15:56 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:56 – 17:15 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:15 – 18:56 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:56 – 20:37 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:37 – 22:17 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:17 – 23:58 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:58 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:20 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:41 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5025
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1835312.27
Julian Day2423777.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.7910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)188.52°
🪷 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 (22.7910°), declination -23.43°, EoT -0.03 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: 1923-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)