पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 7, 1931 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 15.12 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
यदादित्यगतं तेजो जगद्भासयतेऽखिलम्।यच्चन्द्रमसि यच्चाग्नौ तत्तेजो विद्धि मामकम्।।15.12।।
"15.12 Remember that the Light which, proceeding from the sun, illumines the whole world, and the Light which is in the moon, and That which is in the fire also, all are born of Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.12's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1988 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1853 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1338
Malayalam Era: 1107
Nanakshahi: 462
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Tṛtīyā (18/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya262.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra117.21°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala112.33°KarkaAśleṣā P2
बुध Budha261.66°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra220.20°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani261.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)19:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:53 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:21 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:26
Vijaya Muhūrta13:51 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:50
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:26

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:04 – 13:24
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:25
Gulika Kāla10:45 – 12:04
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
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):
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 · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:46 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:25 – 10:45 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:45 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:24 – 14:44 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:44 – 16:04 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:04 – 17:23 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:23 – 19:04 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:04 – 20:44 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:44 – 22:24 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:24 – 00:04 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:04 – 01:45 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:45 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5032
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1837883.27
Julian Day2426348.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.8893°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)211.55°
🪷 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 (22.8893°), declination -22.50°, EoT -6.29 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: 1931-01-07 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)