पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 12, 2106 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 18.72 · Chapter 18 · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग · Mokṣa-Sannyāsa-Yoga
कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।कच्चिदज्ञानसंमोहः प्रनष्टस्ते धनञ्जय।।18.72।।
"18.72 O Arjuna! Hast thou listened attentively to My words? Has thy ignorance and thy delusion gone?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 18.72's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla 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)Śukla Saptamī (7/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Uttara Bhādrapadā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Parigha
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya266.07°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P4
चन्द्र Candra342.70°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P3
मङ्गल Maṅgala136.39°SiṃhaPūrva Phalgunī P1
बुध Budha271.49°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati336.25°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
शुक्र Śukra271.83°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani243.68°DhanuMūla P2

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:46 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:27 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:06 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)11:04 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)23:22 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 41 Mins 06 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 18 Mins 54 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:46
Abhijit Muhūrta11:45 – 12:28
Vijaya Muhūrta13:53 – 14:36
Godhūli Muhūrta17:15 – 17:39
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:27 – 17:54
Amṛta Kāla17:12 – 18:57
Niśīta Muhūrta23:45 – 00:28

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:47 – 16:07
Yamaganda09:26 – 10:46
Gulika Kāla12:06 – 13:27
Varjyam07:13 – 07:30
Dur Muhūrta 09:15 – 09:37

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Dhvānkṣa (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Vṛṣabha · Siṃha · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Roga06:46 – 08:06 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:06 – 09:26 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:26 – 10:46 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:46 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:06 – 13:27 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:27 – 14:47 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:47 – 16:07 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga16:07 – 17:27 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:27 – 19:07 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha19:07 – 20:47 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:47 – 22:27 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:27 – 00:06 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:06 – 01:46 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:46 – 03:26 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:26 – 05:06 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:06 – 06:46 (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 Year5207
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1901806.27
Julian Day2490271.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3342°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)79.65°
🪷 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 (25.3342°), declination -21.73°, EoT -8.27 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: 2106-01-12 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)