पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 9, 1953 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 4.27 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।

आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।4.27।।
"4.27 Other again sacrifice their activities and their vitality in the Spiritual fire of self-abnegation, kindled by wisdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2010 Parābhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1875 Vijaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1360
Malayalam Era: 1129
Nanakshahi: 484
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.29°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra182.15°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala314.48°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P3
बुध Budha251.14°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati18.19°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
शुक्र Śukra311.51°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शनि Śani183.75°TulāCitrā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:25 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:05 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 14 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 46 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:34
Godhūli Muhūrta17:13 – 17:37
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:25 – 17:51
Amṛta Kāla17:10 – 18:55
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:45 – 12:05
Yamaganda14:45 – 16:05
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:25
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:46 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:25 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:05 – 13:25 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:25 – 14:45 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:45 – 16:05 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:05 – 17:25 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:25 – 19:05 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:05 – 20:45 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:45 – 22:25 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:25 – 00:05 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:46 (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 Year5054
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1845921.27
Julian Day2434386.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.1968°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)279.70°
🪷 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 (23.1968°), declination -22.16°, EoT -7.10 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: 1953-01-09 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)