पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 27, 1948 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 2.70 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
आपूर्यमाणमचलप्रतिष्ठं

समुद्रमापः प्रविशन्ति यद्वत्।

तद्वत्कामा यं प्रविशन्ति सर्वे

स शान्तिमाप्नोति न कामकामी।।2.70।।
"2.70 He attains Peace, into whom desires flow as rivers into the ocean, which though brimming with water remains ever the same; not he whom desire carries away." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.70's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2005 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1870 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1355
Malayalam Era: 1124
Nanakshahi: 479
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī (27/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Viśākhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.07°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra211.02°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala270.80°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha260.97°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati257.41°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शुक्र Śukra225.95°VṛścikaAnurādhā P4
शनि Śani133.28°SiṃhaMaghā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)03:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)14:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 01 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 Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:02 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:40 – 12:00
Gulika Kāla13:19 – 14:38
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (Auspicious)
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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:02 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 12:00 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:19 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:17 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:17 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:19 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:00 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:02 – 06:43 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:
-0562-04-11Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5050
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1844447.27
Julian Day2432912.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1404°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)319.46°
🪷 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 (23.1404°), declination -23.33°, 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: 1948-12-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)