पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 2093 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 13.16 · Chapter 13 · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग · Kṣetra-Kṣetrajña-Vibhāga-Yoga
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।
"13.16 It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 13.16's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2150 Akṣaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2015 Pramādī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1500
Malayalam Era: 1269
Nanakshahi: 624
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Dvādaśī (12/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Kṛttikā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sādhya
करण (Karaṇa)Bava
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.90°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra31.89°VṛṣabhaKṛttikā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala293.91°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P1
बुध Budha264.37°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati329.63°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3
शुक्र Śukra233.87°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani100.26°KarkaPuṣya P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)14:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)03:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 38 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 22 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:22
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:29
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:44
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:22

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 15:58
Yamaganda09:22 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:20
Varjyam07:10 – 07:27
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Chatra (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):
Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:22 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:22 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:20 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:20 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:18 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:20 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:20 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:22 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:22 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 06:43 (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-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Dvādaśī + Kṛttikā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-04Mahābhārata Day 1 (Bhagavad Gītā delivered) (same Kṛttikā)
-3137-12-25Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Kṛttikā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5195
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1897410.27
Julian Day2485875.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.1660°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)137.72°
🪷 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 (25.1660°), declination -23.19°, EoT -2.35 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: 2093-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)