पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 20, 2077 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 6.27 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
प्रशान्तमनसं ह्येनं योगिनं सुखमुत्तमम्।

उपैति शान्तरजसं ब्रह्मभूतमकल्मषम्।।6.27।।
"6.27 Supreme Bliss is the lot of the sage, whose mind attains Peace, whose passions subside, who is without sin, and who becomes one with the Absolute." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.27's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2134 Sādhāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 1999 Hemalambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1484
Malayalam Era: 1253
Nanakshahi: 608
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Pañcamī (5/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Dhaniṣṭhā Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya243.84°DhanuMūla P2
चन्द्र Candra300.91°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala168.05°KanyāHasta P3
बुध Budha221.27°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati216.58°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शुक्र Śukra246.87°DhanuMūla P3
शनि Śani256.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:39 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:13 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:56 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)10:07 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)21:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 33 Mins 33 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 26 Mins 27 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:15 – 05:57
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:47 – 06:39
Abhijit Muhūrta11:35 – 12:17
Vijaya Muhūrta13:42 – 14:24
Godhūli Muhūrta17:01 – 17:25
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:13 – 17:39
Amṛta Kāla16:58 – 18:43
Niśīta Muhūrta23:35 – 00:17

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla07:59 – 09:18
Yamaganda10:37 – 11:56
Gulika Kāla13:15 – 14:35
Varjyam07:06 – 07:23
Dur Muhūrta 09:07 – 09:28

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:39 – 07:59 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla07:59 – 09:18 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:18 – 10:37 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:37 – 11:56 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg11:56 – 13:15 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:15 – 14:35 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:35 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:54 – 17:13 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:13 – 18:54 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:54 – 20:35 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:35 – 22:15 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:15 – 23:56 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha23:56 – 01:37 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:37 – 03:18 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:18 – 04:59 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala04:59 – 06:39 (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 Year5179
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1891557.27
Julian Day2480022.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9422°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)57.39°
🪷 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 (24.9422°), declination -23.43°, EoT 1.85 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: 2077-12-20 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)