पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2061 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 9.34 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।

मामेवैष्यसि युक्त्वैवमात्मानं मत्परायणः।।9.34।।
"9.34 Fix thy mind on Me, devote thyself to Me, sacrifice for Me, surrender to Me, make Me the object of thy aspirations, and thou shalt assuredly become one with Me, Who am thine own Self."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.34's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2118 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 1983 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1468
Malayalam Era: 1237
Nanakshahi: 592
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Daśamī (10/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Śiva
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya256.43°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra7.88°MeṣaAśvinī P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala163.44°KanyāHasta P2
बुध Budha268.94°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati64.06°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
शुक्र Śukra238.25°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani46.59°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:20 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)13:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)01:54 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 37 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 23 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:08 – 17:32
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:20 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:05 – 18:50
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:23 – 10:42
Yamaganda13:21 – 14:41
Gulika Kāla06:44 – 08:03
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:44 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:03 – 09:23 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:23 – 10:42 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:02 – 13:21 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:21 – 14:41 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:00 – 17:20 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:20 – 19:00 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:21 – 00:02 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:02 – 01:42 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:23 – 05:03 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:03 – 06:44 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Daśamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5162
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885360.27
Julian Day2473825.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7052°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)113.87°
🪷 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 (24.7052°), declination -22.97°, EoT -3.71 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: 2061-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)