पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 13, 2088 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 11.17 · Chapter 11 · विश्वरूपदर्शनयोग · Viśvarūpa-Darśana-Yoga
किरीटिनं गदिनं चक्रिणं च

तेजोराशिं सर्वतोदीप्तिमन्तम्।

पश्यामि त्वां दुर्निरीक्ष्यं समन्ताद्

दीप्तानलार्कद्युतिमप्रमेयम्।।11.17।।
"11.17 I see thee with the crown, the sceptre and the discus; a blaze of splendour. Scarce can I gaze on thee, so radiant thou art, glowing like the blazing fire, brilliant as the sun, immeasurable." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 11.17's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2145 Durmati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2010 Kīlaka
Bengali Saṁvat: 1495
Malayalam Era: 1264
Nanakshahi: 619
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pañcamī (20/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Phalgunī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śobhana
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya267.72°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra148.06°SiṃhaUttara Phalgunī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala257.24°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
बुध Budha280.72°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati172.38°KanyāHasta P4
शुक्र Śukra235.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani11.08°MeṣaAśvinī P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:28 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:07 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)22:00 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)10:16 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 42 Mins 05 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 17 Mins 55 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:54 – 14:37
Godhūli Muhūrta17:16 – 17:40
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:28 – 17:55
Amṛta Kāla17:13 – 18:58
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:08
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:07 – 13:27
Varjyam07:12 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:16 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Mithuna · Siṃha · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:07 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:07 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:08 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:08 – 17:28 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:28 – 19:08 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:08 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:07 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:07 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5189
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1895233.27
Julian Day2483698.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.0828°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)239.14°
🪷 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 (25.0828°), declination -21.51°, EoT -8.64 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: 2088-01-13 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)