पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 2051 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 5.24 · Chapter 5 · कर्मसंन्यासयोग · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
योऽन्तःसुखोऽन्तरारामस्तथान्तर्ज्योतिरेव यः।

स योगी ब्रह्मनिर्वाणं ब्रह्मभूतोऽधिगच्छति।।5.24।।
"5.24 He who is happy within his Self and has found Its peace, and in whom the inner light shines, that sage attains Eternal Bliss and becomes the Spirit Itself." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 5.24's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2108 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1973 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1458
Malayalam Era: 1227
Nanakshahi: 582
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Hasta Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.06°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra168.50°KanyāHasta P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.71°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha237.37°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati130.12°SiṃhaMaghā P4
शुक्र Śukra212.67°VṛścikaViśākhā P4
शनि Śani283.02°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)00:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)11:50 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:23 – 14:43
Yamaganda06:45 – 08:05
Gulika Kāla09:24 – 10:44
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Ānanda (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:44 – 12:04 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:04 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:23 – 14:43 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:43 – 16:02 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:22 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:02 – 20:43 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:43 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:04 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:44 – 03:24 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:05 – 06:45 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5152
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1881711.27
Julian Day2470176.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.5656°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)269.96°
🪷 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 (24.5656°), declination -22.63°, EoT -5.45 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: 2051-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)