पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 18, 2064 CE

🪷 आज: मकर सङ्क्रान्ति — Makara Saṅkrānti (Uttarāyaṇa)
Sun enters Capricorn; Uttarāyaṇa (north-going) begins. Bhīṣma's chosen mahaprasthāna time.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 2.35 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
भयाद्रणादुपरतं मंस्यन्ते त्वां महारथाः।

येषां च त्वं बहुमतो भूत्वा यास्यसि लाघवम्।।2.35।।
"2.35 Great generals will think that thou hast fled from the battlefield through cowardice; though once honoured thou wilt seem despicable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.35's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2121 Hemalambī
Śaka Saṁvat: 1986 Tāraṇa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1471
Malayalam Era: 1240
Nanakshahi: 595
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya272.97°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra267.34°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala323.46°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P2
बुध Budha253.10°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati165.05°KanyāHasta P2
शुक्र Śukra240.83°DhanuMūla P1
शनि Śani90.87°KarkaPunarvasu P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:31 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:08 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)17:06 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 45 Mins 59 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 14 Mins 01 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:47 – 12:30
Vijaya Muhūrta13:56 – 14:39
Godhūli Muhūrta17:19 – 17:43
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:31 – 17:58
Amṛta Kāla17:16 – 19:01
Niśīta Muhūrta23:47 – 00:30

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:48 – 12:08
Yamaganda14:50 – 16:11
Gulika Kāla08:06 – 09:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:38

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:45 – 08:06 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:06 – 09:27 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:27 – 10:48 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:48 – 12:08 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha12:08 – 13:29 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:29 – 14:50 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:50 – 16:11 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala16:11 – 17:31 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:31 – 19:11 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg19:11 – 20:50 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:50 – 22:29 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:29 – 00:08 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta00:08 – 01:48 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:48 – 03:27 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Uttara Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5165
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1886472.27
Julian Day2474937.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7477°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.73°
🪷 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 (24.7477°), declination -20.62°, EoT -10.35 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: 2064-01-18 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)