पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 27, 2038 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 10.37 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।

मुनीनामप्यहं व्यासः कवीनामुशना कविः।।10.37।।
"10.37 I am Shri Krishna among the Vishnu-clan and Arjuna among the Pandavas; of the saints I am Vyasa, and I am Shukracharya among the sages." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.37's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2095 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 1960 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1445
Malayalam Era: 1214
Nanakshahi: 569
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Saptamī (22/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Dhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya282.80°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
चन्द्र Candra181.28°TulāCitrā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala31.83°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
बुध Budha271.27°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati87.78°MithunaPunarvasu P3
शुक्र Śukra251.21°DhanuMūla P4
शनि Śani140.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:38 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:11 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)23:41 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 55 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 04 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:16 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:49 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta14:00 – 14:44
Godhūli Muhūrta17:26 – 17:50
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:38 – 18:06
Amṛta Kāla17:23 – 19:08
Niśīta Muhūrta23:49 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:11 – 13:33
Yamaganda08:05 – 09:27
Gulika Kāla10:49 – 12:11
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Cara (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:43 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:05 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:27 – 10:49 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:49 – 12:11 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:11 – 13:33 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:33 – 14:55 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:55 – 16:17 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:17 – 17:38 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:38 – 19:17 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:17 – 20:55 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:55 – 22:33 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:33 – 00:11 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:11 – 01:49 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:49 – 03:27 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:27 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:05 – 06:43 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5139
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1876985.27
Julian Day2465450.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.3848°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)256.41°
🪷 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 (24.3848°), declination -18.47°, EoT -12.76 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: 2038-01-27 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)