पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 25, 1992 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 2.16 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
नासतो विद्यते भावो नाभावो विद्यते सतः।

उभयोरपि दृष्टोऽन्तस्त्वनयोस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः।।2.16।।
"2.16 That which is not, shall never be; that which is, shall never cease to be. To the wise, these truths are self-evident." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2049 Pārthiva
Śaka Saṁvat: 1914 Aṅgirasa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1399
Malayalam Era: 1168
Nanakshahi: 523
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya249.74°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra261.38°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala89.27°MithunaPunarvasu P3
बुध Budha233.45°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati168.94°KanyāHasta P3
शुक्र Śukra295.18°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani291.81°MakaraŚravaṇa P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:28 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:03 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 44 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 16 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:59
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:20
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:42 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:59 – 13:18 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:18 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:18 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:18 – 23:59 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:59 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:42 (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 Year5094
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1860516.27
Julian Day2448981.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)23.7550°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)13.93°
🪷 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 (23.7550°), declination -23.39°, EoT -0.49 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: 1992-12-25 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)