पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · December 28, 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 9.6 · Chapter 9 · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग · Rāja-Vidyā-Rāja-Guhya-Yoga
यथाऽऽकाशस्थितो नित्यं वायुः सर्वत्रगो महान्।

तथा सर्वाणि भूतानि मत्स्थानीत्युपधारय।।9.6।।
"9.6 As the mighty wind, though moving everywhere, has no resting place but space, so have all these beings no home but Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 9.6'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 Tṛtīyā (3/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Śravaṇa Pada 1
योग (Yoga)Vyāghāta
करण (Karaṇa)Gara
वार (Vāra)Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya250.52°DhanuMūla P4
चन्द्र Candra279.55°MakaraUttara Āṣāḍhā P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala268.88°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
बुध Budha258.72°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati9.06°MeṣaAśvinī P3
शुक्र Śukra202.97°TulāViśākhā P1
शनि Śani251.96°DhanuMūla P4

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:43 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:17 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:00 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:31 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)19:21 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 34 Mins 07 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 25 Mins 53 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:18 – 06:01
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:50 – 06:43
Abhijit Muhūrta11:39 – 12:21
Vijaya Muhūrta13:46 – 14:28
Godhūli Muhūrta17:05 – 17:29
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:17 – 17:43
Amṛta Kāla17:02 – 18:47
Niśīta Muhūrta23:39 – 00:21

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla14:39 – 15:58
Yamaganda09:21 – 10:41
Gulika Kāla12:00 – 13:19
Varjyam07:09 – 07:26
Dur Muhūrta 09:11 – 09:32

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 Roga06:43 – 08:02 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Udveg08:02 – 09:21 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Chala09:21 – 10:41 (neutral)
Day-4 Labha10:41 – 12:00 (auspicious)
Day-5 Amṛta12:00 – 13:19 (auspicious)
Day-6 Kāla13:19 – 14:39 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Śubha14:39 – 15:58 (auspicious)
Day-8 Roga15:58 – 17:17 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Kāla17:17 – 18:58 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Śubha18:58 – 20:39 (auspicious)
Night-3 Roga20:39 – 22:19 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Udveg22:19 – 00:00 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Chala00:00 – 01:41 (neutral)
Night-6 Labha01:41 – 03:21 (auspicious)
Night-7 Amṛta03:21 – 05:02 (auspicious)
Night-8 Kāla05:02 – 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 Time

Kali Year5208
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1902156.27
Julian Day2490621.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3475°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)32.25°
🪷 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 (25.3475°), declination -23.31°, EoT -1.89 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: 2106-12-28 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)