पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 10, 1942 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 10.6 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।

मद्भावा मानसा जाता येषां लोक इमाः प्रजाः।।10.6।।
"10.6 The seven Great Seers,* the Progenitors of mankind, the Ancient Four,** and the Lawgivers were born of My Will and come forth direct from Me. The race of mankind has sprung from them. [* Mareechi, Atri, Angira, Pulah, Kratu, Pulastya, Vahishta. ** The Masters: Sanak, Sananda…" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 1999 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1864 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1349
Malayalam Era: 1118
Nanakshahi: 473
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)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.13°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra173.44°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.87°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha278.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati50.10°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra298.76°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani29.12°MeṣaKṛttikā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:45 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 39 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 21 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla06:46 – 08:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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 Kāla06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:05 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:05 – 17:25 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:25 – 19:05 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:05 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 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 Year5043
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1841904.27
Julian Day2430369.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0431°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)270.06°
🪷 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 (23.0431°), declination -22.07°, EoT -7.50 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: 1942-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)