पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 29, 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 16.22 · Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
"16.22 These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 16.22's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa 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)Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Indra
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya252.35°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra91.09°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala1.65°MeṣaAśvinī P1
बुध Budha256.62°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati174.30°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra289.87°MakaraŚravaṇa P3
शनि Śani178.97°KanyāCitrā P2

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)18:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)08:00 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 30 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-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Lumba (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 · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:43 – 08:03 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:03 – 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 – 05:03 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:03 – 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 Kṛṣṇa Dvitīyā + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899601.27
Julian Day2488066.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2498°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)197.64°
🪷 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 (25.2498°), declination -23.22°, 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: 2099-12-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)