पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 1, 2114 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 2.54 · Chapter 2 · सांख्ययोग · Sāṅkhya-Yoga
अर्जुन उवाच

स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव।

स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किमासीत व्रजेत किम्।।2.54।।
"2.54 Arjuna asked: My Lord! How can we recognise the saint who has attained Pure Intellect, who has reached this state of Bliss, and whose mind is steady? how does he talk, how does he live, and how does he act?" — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 2.54's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2171 Sarvajit
Śaka Saṁvat: 2036 Bhāva
Bengali Saṁvat: 1521
Malayalam Era: 1290
Nanakshahi: 645
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Daśamī (25/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Citrā Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Atigaṇḍa
करण (Karaṇa)Vaṇija
वार (Vāra)Somavāra (Monday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya254.81°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra187.49°TulāSvātī P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala207.05°TulāViśākhā P3
बुध Budha269.85°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
गुरु Bṛhaspati228.59°VṛścikaJyeṣṭhā P1
शुक्र Śukra258.45°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P2
शनि Śani326.99°KumbhaPūrva Bhādrapadā P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:44 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:19 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:02 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)01:54 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)13:11 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)10 Hours 35 Mins 18 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)13 Hours 24 Mins 42 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta05:19 – 06:02
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:51 – 06:44
Abhijit Muhūrta11:41 – 12:23
Vijaya Muhūrta13:48 – 14:30
Godhūli Muhūrta17:07 – 17:31
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:19 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:04 – 18:49
Niśīta Muhūrta23:41 – 00:23

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:04 – 09:23
Yamaganda10:42 – 12:02
Gulika Kāla13:21 – 14:41
Varjyam07:11 – 07:28
Dur Muhūrta 09:12 – 09:34

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

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

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Amṛta06:44 – 08:04 (auspicious)
Day-2 Kāla08:04 – 09:23 (inauspicious)
Day-3 Śubha09:23 – 10:42 (auspicious)
Day-4 Roga10:42 – 12:02 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Udveg12:02 – 13:21 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Chala13:21 – 14:41 (neutral)
Day-7 Labha14:41 – 16:00 (auspicious)
Day-8 Amṛta16:00 – 17:19 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Chala17:19 – 19:00 (neutral)
Night-2 Labha19:00 – 20:41 (auspicious)
Night-3 Amṛta20:41 – 22:21 (auspicious)
Night-4 Kāla22:21 – 00:02 (inauspicious)
Night-5 Śubha00:02 – 01:42 (auspicious)
Night-6 Roga01:42 – 03:23 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Udveg03:23 – 05:04 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Chala05:04 – 06:44 (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 Year5215
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1904717.27
Julian Day2493182.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)25.4455°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)291.11°
🪷 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 (25.4455°), declination -23.04°, EoT -3.71 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: 2114-01-01 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)