पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 2057 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 18.53 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।18.53।।
"18.53 Having abandoned selfishness, power, arrogance, anger and desire, possessing nothing of his own and having attained peace, he is fit to join the Eternal Spirit." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.53's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2114 Vikṛti
Śaka Saṁvat: 1979 Īśvara
Bengali Saṁvat: 1464
Malayalam Era: 1233
Nanakshahi: 588
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Siddhi
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.16°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra309.66°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala259.34°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha232.43°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati317.34°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra254.01°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
शनि Śani3.91°MeṣaAśvinī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)09:59 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:27 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:59 – 17:18
Yamaganda12:01 – 13:20
Gulika Kāla14:40 – 15:59
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Gada (Inauspicious)
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):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:03 – 09:22 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:42 – 12:01 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:01 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:20 – 14:40 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:40 – 15:59 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:59 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:18 – 18:59 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:59 – 20:40 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:40 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:20 – 00:01 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:42 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:03 – 06:43 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5159
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884262.27
Julian Day2472727.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6632°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)52.51°
🪷 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 (24.6632°), declination -23.14°, EoT -2.80 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: 2057-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)