पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 1991 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 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2048 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1913 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1398
Malayalam Era: 1167
Nanakshahi: 522
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Ṣaṣṭhī (21/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Phalgunī Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Saubhāgya
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya261.48°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra151.18°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala34.34°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P3
बुध Budha240.35°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati107.63°KarkaAśleṣā P1
शुक्र Śukra277.46°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
शनि Śani272.35°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:49 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 24 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 36 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:03 – 17:23
Yamaganda12:04 – 13:24
Gulika Kāla14:43 – 16:03
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Maitra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:05 – 09:25 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:25 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:04 – 13:24 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:24 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:43 – 16:03 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:23 – 19:03 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:03 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:24 – 00:04 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:04 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:44 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:05 – 06:45 (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 Year5092
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1859797.27
Julian Day2448262.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7275°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)247.42°
🪷 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 (23.7275°), declination -22.57°, EoT -5.88 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: 1991-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)