पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 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 1.28 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

कृपया परयाऽऽविष्टो विषीदन्निदमब्रवीत्।

दृष्ट्वेमं स्वजनं कृष्ण युयुत्सुं समुपस्थितम्।।1.28।।
"1.28 And his heart melted with pity and sadly he spoke: O my Lord! When I see all these, my own people, thirsting for battle," — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.28'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 Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Maghā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.60°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra119.43°KarkaAśleṣā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala225.66°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
बुध Budha266.90°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati89.68°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra262.23°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani44.40°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 54 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 06 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:57 – 17:16
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:38 – 15:57
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-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):
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):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:40 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:38 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:38 – 15:57 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:57 – 17:16 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:16 – 18:57 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:57 – 20:38 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:38 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:40 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 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 Year5044
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1842255.27
Julian Day2430720.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.0566°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)231.48°
🪷 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 (23.0566°), declination -23.35°, EoT -1.42 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: 1942-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)