पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 4, 2110 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 1.45 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अहो बत महत्पापं कर्तुं व्यवसिता वयम्।

यद्राज्यसुखलोभेन हन्तुं स्वजनमुद्यताः।।1.45।।
"1.45 Alas, it is strange that we should be willing to kill our own countrymen and commit a great sin, in order to enjoy the pleasures of a kingdom." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 1.45's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2167 Subhānu
Śaka Saṁvat: 2032 Pramoda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1517
Malayalam Era: 1286
Nanakshahi: 641
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Trayodaśī (13/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Rohiṇī Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Śukla
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya257.89°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra53.17°VṛṣabhaRohiṇī P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala178.47°KanyāCitrā P2
बुध Budha233.58°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati119.37°KarkaAśleṣā P4
शुक्र Śukra226.83°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शनि Śani283.31°MakaraŚravaṇa P1

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:45 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:21 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:03 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)15:35 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)05:13 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 30 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 30 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:24
Vijaya Muhūrta13:49 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:09 – 17:33
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:21 – 17:48
Amṛta Kāla17:06 – 18:51
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:24

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla09:24 – 10:44
Yamaganda13:23 – 14:42
Gulika Kāla06:45 – 08:04
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:13 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:45 – 08:04 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha08:04 – 09:24 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga09:24 – 10:44 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:44 – 12:03 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala12:03 – 13:23 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:23 – 14:42 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:42 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla16:02 – 17:21 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:21 – 19:02 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta19:02 – 20:42 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:42 – 22:23 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:23 – 00:03 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga00:03 – 01:44 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala03:24 – 05:04 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha05:04 – 06:45 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Śukla Trayodaśī + Rohiṇī alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Rohiṇī)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5211
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903259.27
Julian Day2491724.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.3897°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)154.25°
🪷 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 (25.3897°), declination -22.77°, EoT -5.02 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: 2110-01-04 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)