पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 11, 1954 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 15.5 · Chapter 15 · पुरुषोत्तमयोग · Puruṣottama-Yoga
निर्मानमोहा जितसङ्गदोषा अध्यात्मनित्या विनिवृत्तकामाः।द्वन्द्वैर्विमुक्ताः सुखदुःखसंज्ञै र्गच्छन्त्यमूढाः पदमव्ययं तत्।।15.5।।
"15.5 The wise attain Eternity when, freed from pride and delusion, they have conquered their love for the things of sense; when, renouncing desire and fixing their gaze on the Self, they have ceased to be tossed to and fro by the opposing sensations, like pleasure and pain." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 15.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2011 Plavaṅga
Śaka Saṁvat: 1876 Jaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1361
Malayalam Era: 1130
Nanakshahi: 485
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.07°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra344.20°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala200.23°TulāViśākhā P1
बुध Budha265.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati54.84°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
शुक्र Śukra263.19°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani195.26°TulāSvātī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:06 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:23 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 21 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 39 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:06 – 09:26
Yamaganda10:46 – 12:06
Gulika Kāla13:26 – 14:46
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:26 – 14:46 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:46 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:06 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:26 – 19:06 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:06 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:46 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:06 – 06:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5055
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1846288.27
Julian Day2434753.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.2108°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)76.33°
🪷 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 (23.2108°), declination -21.91°, EoT -7.89 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: 1954-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)