पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 1937 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 18.23 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम्।अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते।।18.23।।
"18.23 An obligatory action done by one who is disinterested, who neither likes nor dislikes it, and gives no thought to the consequences that follow, such an action is Pure." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.23's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1994 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1859 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1344
Malayalam Era: 1113
Nanakshahi: 468
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra126.71°SiṃhaMaghā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala185.26°TulāCitrā P4
बुध Budha277.52°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati254.64°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra302.01°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani324.87°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:42 – 12:02
Yamaganda14:41 – 16:00
Gulika Kāla08:04 – 09:23
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:44 – 08:04 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:04 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:21 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:00 – 17:19 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:41 – 22:21 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:21 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:04 – 06:44 (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 Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840069.27
Julian Day2428534.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9729°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)229.53°
🪷 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 (22.9729°), declination -23.04°, EoT -3.71 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: 1937-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)