पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 2062 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 1.47 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
सञ्जय उवाच

एवमुक्त्वाऽर्जुनः संख्ये रथोपस्थ उपाविशत्।

विसृज्य सशरं चापं शोकसंविग्नमानसः।।1.47।।
"1.47 Sanjaya said: "Having spoken thus, in the midst of the armies, Arjuna sank on the seat of the chariot, casting away his bow and arrow; heartbroken with grief."" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.47's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2119 Manmatha
Śaka Saṁvat: 1984 Citrabhānu
Bengali Saṁvat: 1469
Malayalam Era: 1238
Nanakshahi: 593
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvitīyā (2/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vajra
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Guruvāra (Thursday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.38°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra281.73°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala301.75°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
बुध Budha272.75°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati99.98°KarkaPuṣya P2
शुक्र Śukra243.50°DhanuMūla P2
शनि Śani60.91°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)07:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)18:30 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 35 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 25 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla13:27 – 14:47
Yamaganda06:46 – 08:06
Gulika Kāla09:26 – 10:46
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): South (Dakṣiṇa)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Mudgara (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):
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 · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Śubha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Roga08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Udveg09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Chala10:46 – 12:06 (neutral)
Day-5 Labha12:06 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Amṛta13:27 – 14:47 (auspicious)
Day-7 Kāla14:47 – 16:07 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Śubha16:07 – 17:27 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Amṛta17:27 – 19:07 (auspicious)
Night-2 Kāla19:07 – 20:47 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Śubha20:47 – 22:27 (auspicious)
Night-4 Roga22:27 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Udveg00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Chala01:46 – 03:26 (neutral)
Night-7 Labha03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Amṛta05:06 – 06:46 (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 Time

Kali Year5163
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1885736.27
Julian Day2474201.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7195°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)15.62°
🪷 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 (24.7195°), declination -21.62°, EoT -8.27 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: 2062-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)