पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 28, 1934 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 6.45 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रयत्नाद्यतमानस्तु योगी संशुद्धकिल्बिषः।

अनेकजन्मसंसिद्धस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।6.45।।
"6.45 Then after many lives, the student of spirituality, who earnestly strives, and whose sins are absolved, attains perfection and reaches the Supreme." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1991 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 1856 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1341
Malayalam Era: 1110
Nanakshahi: 465
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya284.50°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
चन्द्र Candra75.74°MithunaĀrdrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala302.37°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha290.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati180.67°TulāCitrā P3
शुक्र Śukra298.31°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani295.01°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:39 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 23 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 37 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:27 – 17:51
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:39 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:24 – 19:09
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:17 – 17:39
Yamaganda12:11 – 13:33
Gulika Kāla14:55 – 16:17
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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 Udveg06:43 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:27 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:27 – 10:49 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:33 – 14:55 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:55 – 16:17 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:17 – 17:39 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:39 – 19:17 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:17 – 20:55 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:55 – 22:33 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:33 – 00:11 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:11 – 01:49 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:43 (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 Year5035
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1839000.27
Julian Day2427465.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)149.77°
🪷 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 (22.9321°), declination -18.41°, EoT -12.97 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: 1934-01-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)