पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 10, 1974 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 3.30 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा।

निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।।3.30।।
"3.30 Therefore, surrendering thy actions unto Me, thy thoughts concentrated on the Absolute, free from selfishness and without anticipation of reward, with mind devoid of excitement, begin thou to fight." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.30's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2031 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1896 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1381
Malayalam Era: 1150
Nanakshahi: 505
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.92°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra107.52°KarkaAśleṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala12.91°MeṣaAśvinī P4
बुध Budha266.76°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati293.23°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शुक्र Śukra287.24°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani66.58°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4

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)18:55 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:09 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 39 Mins 48 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 20 Mins 12 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 Kāla13:26 – 14:46
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:46
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:26 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:46 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:06 – 17:25 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:25 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:06 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:46 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:26 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

8 steps · graha walk
Guruvāra (Thursday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Wisdom transmission + BG 4.34.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5075
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1853592.27
Julian Day2442057.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.4901°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)200.21°
🪷 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 (23.4901°), declination -22.03°, 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: 1974-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)