पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 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 18.27 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।
"18.27 In him who is impulsive, greedy, looking for reward, violent, impure, torn between joy and sorrow,it may be assumed that in him Passion is predominant." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.27'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 Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.32°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra176.28°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala187.44°TulāSvātī P1
बुध Budha279.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati255.56°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra306.64°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani325.16°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:12 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:02
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:23
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mausala (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):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:23 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:02 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:02 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Citrā alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5038
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1840073.27
Julian Day2428538.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)22.9731°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)273.74°
🪷 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 (22.9731°), declination -22.67°, EoT -5.45 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: 1937-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)