पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 1989 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 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।

भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.11's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2046 Citrabhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1911 Śukla
Bengali Saṁvat: 1396
Malayalam Era: 1165
Nanakshahi: 520
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.90°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra175.89°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala356.69°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha273.96°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati33.50°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
शुक्र Śukra234.32°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani251.61°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:50 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 26 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 34 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:00 – 17:20
Yamaganda12:02 – 13:21
Gulika Kāla14:41 – 16:00
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:04 – 09:23 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:41 – 16:00 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:00 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:20 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:00 – 20:41 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:21 – 00:02 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:04 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5090
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859062.27
Julian Day2447527.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.6994°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)280.33°
🪷 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 (23.6994°), declination -23.01°, EoT -3.71 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: 1989-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)