पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 11, 2098 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 16.6 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
"16.6 All beings are of two classes: Godly and godless. The Godly I have described; I will now describe the other." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.6's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2155 Prajāpati
Śaka Saṁvat: 2020 Kālayukta
Bengali Saṁvat: 1505
Malayalam Era: 1274
Nanakshahi: 629
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Navamī (9/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Aśvinī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Siddha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.12°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra0.11°MeṣaAśvinī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala342.07°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
बुध Budha254.22°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati113.79°KarkaAśleṣā P3
शुक्र Śukra271.39°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani155.22°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)12:01 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)00:43 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:53
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:26 – 10:46
Yamaganda13:26 – 14:46
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Rākṣasa (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):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:06 – 09:26 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:26 – 10:46 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:46 – 12:06 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:06 – 13:26 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:46 – 16:06 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:06 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:27 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:06 – 20:46 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:26 – 00:06 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:06 – 01:46 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:46 – 03:26 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:26 – 05:06 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:06 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Navamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3101-02-18Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Śukla Navamī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5199
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1898884.27
Julian Day2487349.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2224°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)97.79°
🪷 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 (25.2224°), declination -21.74°, EoT -7.89 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: 2098-01-11 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)