पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 11, 2068 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 3.15 · Chapter 3 · कर्मयोग · Karma-Yoga
कर्म ब्रह्मोद्भवं विद्धि ब्रह्माक्षरसमुद्भवम्।

तस्मात्सर्वगतं ब्रह्म नित्यं यज्ञे प्रतिष्ठितम्।।3.15।।
"3.15 All action originates in the Supreme Spirit, which is Imperishable, and in sacrificial action the all-pervading Spirit is consciously present." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 3.15's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2125 Plava
Śaka Saṁvat: 1990 Sarvadhāri
Bengali Saṁvat: 1475
Malayalam Era: 1244
Nanakshahi: 599
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya265.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra346.78°MīnaRevatī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.43°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha283.83°MakaraŚravaṇa P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati268.66°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani148.57°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:19 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:41 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 34 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 26 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:06 – 13:26
Yamaganda08:06 – 09:26
Gulika Kāla10:46 – 12:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-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):
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 Labha06:46 – 08:06 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg13:26 – 14:46 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala14:46 – 16:06 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha16:06 – 17:26 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg17:26 – 19:06 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala19:06 – 20:46 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha20:46 – 22:26 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5169
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1887926.27
Julian Day2476391.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8033°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)77.88°
🪷 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 (24.8033°), declination -21.86°, EoT -7.89 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: 2068-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)