पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 2106 CE

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धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 18.65 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga🪷 Priyo 'si Me · the Sakha-Bhāva

मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु।मामेवैष्यसि सत्यं ते प्रतिजाने प्रियोऽसि मे।।18.65।।

"18.65 Dedicate thyself to Me, worship Me, sacrifice all for Me, prostrate thyself before Me, and to Me thou shalt surely come. Truly do I pledge thee; thou art My own beloved." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 18.65's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2163 Pramāthi

Śaka Saṁvat: 2028 Akṣaya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1513

Malayalam Era: 1282

Nanakshahi: 637

Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)

Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā (30/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Dhruva
करण (Karaṇa)	Nāga
वार (Vāra)	Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	258.94°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra	254.92°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	135.96°	Siṃha	Pūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha	259.97°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	335.27°	Mīna	Uttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra	263.03°	Dhanu	Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3
शनि Śani	242.89°	Dhanu	Mūla P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	17:22 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:04 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	06:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)	17:04 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	10 Hours 36 Mins 57 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	13 Hours 23 Mins 03 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta	13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta	17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla	17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	14:43 – 16:02
Yamaganda	09:24 – 10:44
Gulika Kāla	12:04 – 13:23
Varjyam	07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta	09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)

Candra Vāsa: East

Rāhu Vāsa: North

Ānandādi Yoga: Dhātṛ (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 Roga	06:45 – 08:05 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg	08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala	09:24 – 10:44 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha	10:44 – 12:04 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta	12:04 – 13:23 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla	13:23 – 14:43 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha	14:43 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga	16:02 – 17:22 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla	17:22 – 19:02 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha	19:02 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga	20:43 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg	22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala	00:04 – 01:44 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha	01:44 – 03:24 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta	03:24 – 05:05 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla	05:05 – 06:45 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 25.3176°

Longitude: 82.9739°

Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Maṅgala Walk (मङ्गल यात्रा)

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 Amāvasyā + Pūrva Āṣāḍhā alignment also occurred on:

-3137-10-20 — Karṇa-Vadha (Mahābhārata Day 17) (same Kṛṣṇa Amāvasyā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1901799.27
Julian Day	2490264.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	25.3339°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	356.36°

🪷 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 (25.3339°), declination -22.67°, EoT -5.45 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: 2106-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)