पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 1926 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 3.17 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
यस्त्वात्मरतिरेव स्यादात्मतृप्तश्च मानवः।

आत्मन्येव च सन्तुष्टस्तस्य कार्यं न विद्यते।।3.17।।
"3.17 On the other hand, the soul who meditates on the Self is content to serve the Self and rests satisfied within the Self; there remains nothing more for him to accomplish." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1983 Pramāthi
Śaka Saṁvat: 1848 Akṣaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1333
Malayalam Era: 1102
Nanakshahi: 457
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Āyuṣmān
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra133.82°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala223.05°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
बुध Budha238.80°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati278.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शुक्र Śukra300.73°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani210.48°VṛścikaViśākhā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)21:18 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:03
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:42
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:03 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:42 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:21 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:21 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:42 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:03 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:45 (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 Year5027
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1836054.27
Julian Day2424519.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8194°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)237.56°
🪷 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 (22.8194°), declination -22.81°, EoT -5.02 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: 1926-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)