पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 1933 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 6.15 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
युञ्जन्नेवं सदाऽऽत्मानं योगी नियतमानसः।

शान्तिं निर्वाणपरमां मत्संस्थामधिगच्छति।।6.15।।
"6.15 Thus keeping his mind always in communion with Me, and with his thoughts subdued, he shall attain that Peace which is mine and which will lead him to liberation at last." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1990 Vyaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1855 Śrīmukha
Bengali Saṁvat: 1340
Malayalam Era: 1109
Nanakshahi: 464
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śubha
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya253.95°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra43.22°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala278.71°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
बुध Budha242.25°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati178.42°KanyāCitrā P2
शुक्र Śukra296.17°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani291.62°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:12 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)04:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 20 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 40 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:41 – 12:00
Yamaganda14:39 – 15:58
Gulika Kāla08:03 – 09:22
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mātaṇga (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:43 – 08:03 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:03 – 09:22 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:22 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:41 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:00 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:58 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:39 – 22:20 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:20 – 00:00 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:41 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:22 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:03 – 06:43 (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 Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5035
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1838970.27
Julian Day2427435.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9309°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)147.95°
🪷 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 (22.9309°), declination -23.26°, EoT -2.35 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: 1933-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)