पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 1980 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 5.27 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
स्पर्शान्कृत्वा बहिर्बाह्यांश्चक्षुश्चैवान्तरे भ्रुवोः।

प्राणापानौ समौ कृत्वा नासाभ्यन्तरचारिणौ।।5.27।।
"5.27 Excluding external objects, his gaze fixed between the eyebrows, the inward and outward breathings passing equally through his nostrils;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2037 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1902 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1387
Malayalam Era: 1156
Nanakshahi: 511
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya259.25°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra98.58°KarkaPuṣya P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala141.17°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3
बुध Budha249.34°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati136.32°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
शुक्र Śukra291.85°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
शनि Śani153.25°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:39 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:02 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:44 – 12:03
Yamaganda14:42 – 16:02
Gulika Kāla08:05 – 09:24
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Chala06:45 – 08:05 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:05 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:03 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:23 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:42 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:02 – 17:21 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:21 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:02 – 20:42 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:42 – 22:23 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:03 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:05 – 06:45 (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 Year5081
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1855777.27
Julian Day2444242.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.5737°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)201.55°
🪷 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 (23.5737°), declination -22.82°, EoT -5.02 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: 1980-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)