पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 14, 2027 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 16.13 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम्।।16.13।।
"16.13 This I have gained today; tomorrow I will gratify another desire; this wealth is mine now, the rest shall be mine ere long;" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.13's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2084 Raudra
Śaka Saṁvat: 1949 Plavaṅga
Bengali Saṁvat: 1434
Malayalam Era: 1203
Nanakshahi: 558
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.39°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra337.72°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala135.71°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha276.76°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati120.95°SiṃhaMaghā P1
शुक्र Śukra222.40°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani344.80°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:36 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:44 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 42 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 18 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:46 – 12:29
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:46 – 00:29

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:48
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:47
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:47 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:47 – 12:07 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:48 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:48 – 16:08 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:08 – 17:28 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:28 – 19:08 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:08 – 20:48 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:48 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:07 – 01:47 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:47 – 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 Year5128
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1872954.27
Julian Day2461419.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.2307°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)72.31°
🪷 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 (24.2307°), declination -21.37°, EoT -9.00 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: 2027-01-14 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)