पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 24, 2066 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 11.38 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
त्वमादिदेवः पुरुषः पुराण

स्त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।

वेत्तासि वेद्यं च परं च धाम

त्वया ततं विश्वमनन्तरूप।।11.38।।
"11.38 Thou art the Primal God, the Ancient, the Supreme Abode of this universe, the Knower, the Knowledge and the Final Home. Thou fillest everything. Thy form is infinite." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.38's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2123 Vikāri
Śaka Saṁvat: 1988 Vyaya
Bengali Saṁvat: 1473
Malayalam Era: 1242
Nanakshahi: 597
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya247.73°DhanuMūla P3
चन्द्र Candra342.24°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala205.58°TulāViśākhā P2
बुध Budha248.28°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati239.40°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P4
शुक्र Śukra199.91°TulāSvātī P4
शनि Śani135.51°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:41 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:15 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:58 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:08 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:24 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:17 – 05:59
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:41
Abhijit Muhūrta11:37 – 12:19
Vijaya Muhūrta13:44 – 14:26
Godhūli Muhūrta17:03 – 17:27
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:15 – 17:41
Amṛta Kāla17:00 – 18:45
Niśīta Muhūrta23:37 – 00:19

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:39 – 11:58
Yamaganda14:37 – 15:56
Gulika Kāla08:01 – 09:20
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:09 – 09:30

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāṇa (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 · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:41 – 08:01 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha08:01 – 09:20 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta09:20 – 10:39 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:39 – 11:58 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:58 – 13:17 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:17 – 14:37 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:37 – 15:56 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:56 – 17:15 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:15 – 18:56 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:56 – 20:37 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:37 – 22:17 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:17 – 23:58 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:58 – 01:39 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:39 – 03:20 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha03:20 – 05:01 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga05:01 – 06:41 (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 Śukla Aṣṭamī + Uttara Bhādrapadā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5168
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887543.27
Julian Day2476008.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.7886°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)91.33°
🪷 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 (24.7886°), declination -23.41°, EoT -0.03 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: 2066-12-24 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)