पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 26, 2072 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 14.19 · Chapter 14 · गुणत्रयविभागयोग · Guṇa-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
नान्यं गुणेभ्यः कर्तारं यदा द्रष्टानुपश्यति।गुणेभ्यश्च परं वेत्ति मद्भावं सोऽधिगच्छति।।14.19।।
"14.19 As soon as man understands that it is only the Qualities which act and nothing else, and perceives That which is beyond, he attains My divine nature." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 14.19's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2129 Viśvāvasu
Śaka Saṁvat: 1994 Nandana
Bengali Saṁvat: 1479
Malayalam Era: 1248
Nanakshahi: 603
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Ārdrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Kaulava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.24°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra79.76°MithunaĀrdrā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala250.26°DhanuMūla P4
बुध Budha245.23°DhanuMūla P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati69.82°MithunaĀrdrā P1
शुक्र Śukra296.46°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani206.16°TulāViśākhā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:42 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:16 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:59 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:49 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:26 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:00
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:49 – 06:42
Abhijit Muhūrta11:38 – 12:20
Vijaya Muhūrta13:45 – 14:27
Godhūli Muhūrta17:04 – 17:28
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:16 – 17:42
Amṛta Kāla17:01 – 18:46
Niśīta Muhūrta23:38 – 00:20

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:01 – 09:21
Yamaganda10:40 – 11:59
Gulika Kāla13:18 – 14:38
Varjyam07:08 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:10 – 09:31

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
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 · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:42 – 08:01 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:01 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:21 – 10:40 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:40 – 11:59 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:59 – 13:18 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:18 – 14:38 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:38 – 15:57 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:57 – 17:16 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:16 – 18:57 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:57 – 20:38 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:38 – 22:18 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:18 – 23:59 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:59 – 01:40 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:40 – 03:21 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:21 – 05:01 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:01 – 06:42 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5174
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1889737.27
Julian Day2478202.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.8726°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)187.90°
🪷 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 (24.8726°), declination -23.34°, EoT -0.96 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: 2072-12-26 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)