पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 6, 2099 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 6.3 · Chapter 6 · ध्यानयोग · Dhyāna-Yoga
आरुरुक्षोर्मुनेर्योगं कर्म कारणमुच्यते।

योगारूढस्य तस्यैव शमः कारणमुच्यते।।6.3।।
"6.3 For the sage who seeks the heights of spiritual meditation, practice is the only method, and when he has attained them, he must maintain himself there by continual self-control." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 6.3's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2156 Aṅgirasa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2021 Siddhārthī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1506
Malayalam Era: 1275
Nanakshahi: 630
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturdaśī (14/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Mṛgaśīrṣā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Brahma
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya260.76°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
चन्द्र Candra66.66°MithunaMr̥gaśirā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala216.86°VṛścikaAnurādhā P2
बुध Budha257.74°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati146.41°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P4
शुक्र Śukra214.07°VṛścikaAnurādhā P1
शनि Śani167.59°KanyāHasta P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:23 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)16:17 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 37 Mins 49 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 22 Mins 11 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:43 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:33
Godhūli Muhūrta17:11 – 17:35
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:23 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:08 – 18:53
Niśīta Muhūrta23:43 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:43 – 16:03
Yamaganda09:25 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla12:04 – 13:24
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South
Rāhu Vāsa: North
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 · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Siṃha · Vṛścika · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:25 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:04 – 13:24 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:24 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:43 – 16:03 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:03 – 17:23 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:23 – 19:03 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:03 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:43 – 22:24 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:24 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:04 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:44 – 03:25 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:25 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:05 – 06:45 (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 Year5200
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899244.27
Julian Day2487709.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2362°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)165.08°
🪷 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 (25.2362°), declination -22.48°, EoT -5.88 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: 2099-01-06 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)