पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 5, 2111 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 10.39 · Chapter 10 · विभूतियोग · Vibhūti-Yoga
यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।

न तदस्ति विना यत्स्यान्मया भूतं चराचरम्।।10.39।।
"10.39 I am the Seed of all being, O Arjuna! No creature moving or unmoving can live without Me." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 10.39's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2168 Tāraṇa
Śaka Saṁvat: 2033 Prajāpati
Bengali Saṁvat: 1518
Malayalam Era: 1287
Nanakshahi: 642
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Svātī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Sukarma
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya258.65°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
चन्द्र Candra189.71°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala308.90°KumbhaŚatabhiṣā P1
बुध Budha241.27°DhanuMūla P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati150.53°KanyāUttara Phalgunī P2
शुक्र Śukra281.48°MakaraŚravaṇa P1
शनि Śani293.88°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā 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)01:51 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:05 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 36 Mins 51 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 23 Mins 09 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:20 – 06:03
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:52 – 06:45
Abhijit Muhūrta11:42 – 12:25
Vijaya Muhūrta13:50 – 14:32
Godhūli Muhūrta17:10 – 17:34
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:22 – 17:49
Amṛta Kāla17:07 – 18:52
Niśīta Muhūrta23:42 – 00:25

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:05 – 09:24
Yamaganda10:44 – 12:04
Gulika Kāla13:23 – 14:43
Varjyam07:12 – 07:29
Dur Muhūrta 09:14 – 09:35

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Siddhi (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):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Punarvasu · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Viśākhā · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Pūrva Bhādrapadā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:05 – 09:24 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:24 – 10:44 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:44 – 12:04 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:04 – 13:23 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:23 – 14:43 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:43 – 16:02 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:02 – 17:22 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:22 – 19:02 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:02 – 20:43 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:43 – 22:23 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:23 – 00:04 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:04 – 01:44 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:44 – 03:24 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:24 – 05:05 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:05 – 06:45 (neutral)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Somavāra (Monday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5212
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1903625.27
Julian Day2492090.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4037°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)294.37°
🪷 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 (25.4037°), declination -22.70°, 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: 2111-01-05 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)