पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 3, 2034 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 8.16 · Chapter 8 · अक्षरब्रह्मयोग · Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga
आब्रह्मभुवनाल्लोकाः पुनरावर्तिनोऽर्जुन।

मामुपेत्य तु कौन्तेय पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते।।8.16।।
"8.16 The worlds, with the whole realm of creation, come and go; but, O Arjuna, whoso comes to Me, for him there is nor rebirth." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 8.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2091 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1956 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1441
Malayalam Era: 1210
Nanakshahi: 565
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.39°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra54.96°VṛṣabhaMr̥gaśirā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala328.34°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha264.10°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati310.28°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P2
शुक्र Śukra257.67°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani83.63°MithunaPunarvasu 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)15:40 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:18 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 15 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 45 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:31
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:47
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:42 – 16:01
Yamaganda09:24 – 10:43
Gulika Kāla12:03 – 13:22
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (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):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:24 – 10:43 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:43 – 12:03 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:03 – 13:22 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:22 – 14:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:42 – 16:01 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:01 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:21 – 19:01 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:01 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:42 – 22:22 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:22 – 00:03 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:03 – 01:43 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:43 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:24 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5135
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1875500.27
Julian Day2463965.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3280°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)158.53°
🪷 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 (24.3280°), declination -22.83°, EoT -4.59 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: 2034-01-03 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)