पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 30, 2080 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 18.42 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।
"18.42 Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, as well as uprightness, knowledge, wisdom and faith in God - these constitute the duty of a spiritual Teacher." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.42's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2137 Pramādī
Śaka Saṁvat: 2002 Śārvarī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1487
Malayalam Era: 1256
Nanakshahi: 611
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Caturthī (19/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Āśleṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra120.58°SiṃhaMaghā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala321.15°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P1
बुध Budha268.26°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati296.20°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra300.26°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani288.08°MakaraŚravaṇa P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:01 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)20:38 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)09:34 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 58 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 02 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:40 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:47 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:40 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:03 – 09:22
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:01
Gulika Kāla13:20 – 14:40
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:33

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mānasa (Auspicious)
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 · Mṛgaśirā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:43 – 08:03 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:03 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:22 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:01 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:01 – 13:20 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:20 – 14:40 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:40 – 15:59 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta15:59 – 17:18 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:18 – 18:59 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha18:59 – 20:40 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:40 – 22:20 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:20 – 00:01 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:01 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:22 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:22 – 05:03 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:03 – 06:43 (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 Year5182
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1892663.27
Julian Day2481128.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.9845°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)223.05°
🪷 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 (24.9845°), declination -23.11°, EoT -2.80 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: 2080-12-30 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)