पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 2059 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 1.2 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

दृष्ट्वा तु पाण्डवानीकं व्यूढं दुर्योधनस्तदा।

आचार्यमुपसङ्गम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्।।1.2।।
"1.2 Sanjaya replied: "The Prince Duryodhana, when he saw the army of the Pandavas paraded, approached his preceptor Guru Drona and spoke as follows:" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.2's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2116 Nandana
Śaka Saṁvat: 1981 Pramāthi
Bengali Saṁvat: 1466
Malayalam Era: 1235
Nanakshahi: 590
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Navamī (24/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya251.59°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra174.08°KanyāCitrā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala273.10°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha249.32°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati25.99°MeṣaBharaṇī P4
शुक्र Śukra286.97°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani32.06°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)12:39 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 12 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 48 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla15:58 – 17:17
Yamaganda12:00 – 13:19
Gulika Kāla14:39 – 15:58
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:02 – 09:21 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:21 – 10:41 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:00 – 13:19 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:19 – 14:39 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:39 – 15:58 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg15:58 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:17 – 18:58 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga18:58 – 20:39 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:39 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:19 – 00:00 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:00 – 01:41 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:21 – 05:02 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:02 – 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 Year5161
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1884990.27
Julian Day2473455.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.6910°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)282.86°
🪷 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 (24.6910°), declination -23.29°, EoT -1.89 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: 2059-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)