पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2104 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 18.31 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।
"18.31 The intellect which does not understand what is right and what is wrong, and what should be done and what not, is under the sway of Passion." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.31's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2161 Īśvara
Śaka Saṁvat: 2026 Raktākṣī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1511
Malayalam Era: 1280
Nanakshahi: 635
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 3
योग (Yoga)Harṣaṇa
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.36°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra290.18°MakaraŚravaṇa P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala99.28°KarkaPuṣya P2
बुध Budha231.90°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati276.45°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P3
शुक्र Śukra220.53°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3
शनि Śani222.12°VṛścikaAnurādhā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:56 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:41 – 16:00
Yamaganda09:23 – 10:42
Gulika Kāla12:02 – 13:21
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Kāladaṇḍa (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):
Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Mithuna · Karka · Tulā · Vṛścika · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:44 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:23 – 10:42 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:42 – 12:02 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:02 – 13:21 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:21 – 14:41 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:00 – 17:19 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:19 – 19:00 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:41 – 22:21 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:02 – 01:42 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:42 – 03:23 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:23 – 05:04 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:04 – 06:44 (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 Year5205
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901064.27
Julian Day2489529.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3058°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)34.07°
🪷 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 (25.3058°), declination -23.08°, EoT -3.71 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: 2104-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)