पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 10, 2100 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 17.10 · Chapter 17 · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग · Śraddhā-Traya-Vibhāga-Yoga
यातयामं गतरसं पूति पर्युषितं च यत्।उच्छिष्टमपि चामेध्यं भोजनं तामसप्रियम्।।17.10।।
"17.10 The Ignorant love food which is stale, not nourishing, putrid and corrupt, the leavings of others and unclean." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 17.10's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2157 Śrīmukha
Śaka Saṁvat: 2022 Raudra
Bengali Saṁvat: 1507
Malayalam Era: 1276
Nanakshahi: 631
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Nāga
वार (Vāra)Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya264.58°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra258.31°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala6.72°MeṣaAśvinī P3
बुध Budha276.16°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati175.49°KanyāCitrā P1
शुक्र Śukra304.24°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P4
शनि Śani179.60°KanyāCitrā P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:26 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)06:23 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)16:58 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 40 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 19 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:44 – 12:27
Vijaya Muhūrta13:52 – 14:35
Godhūli Muhūrta17:14 – 17:38
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:26 – 17:52
Amṛta Kāla17:11 – 18:56
Niśīta Muhūrta23:44 – 00:27

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla16:06 – 17:26
Yamaganda12:06 – 13:26
Gulika Kāla14:46 – 16:06
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:36

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Śubha (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 · Kanyā · Tulā · Dhanu · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala08:06 – 09:26 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha09:26 – 10:46 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla12:06 – 13:26 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha13:26 – 14:46 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga14:46 – 16:06 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg16:06 – 17:26 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha17:26 – 19:06 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga19:06 – 20:46 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg20:46 – 22:26 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala22:26 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha00:06 – 01:46 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla03:26 – 05:06 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha05:06 – 06:46 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:
-3137-10-20Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5201
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1899613.27
Julian Day2488078.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.2503°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)355.48°
🪷 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 (25.2503°), declination -21.97°, EoT -7.50 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: 2100-01-10 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)