पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 22, 2154 CE
🕉️ Sapta-Mokṣa-Puri · Localize for your Pīṭha
अयोध्या मथुरा माया काशी काञ्ची ह्यवन्तिका। पुरी द्वारावती चैव सप्तैते मोक्षदायिकाः॥ — Garuḍa Purāṇa · the 7 cities that grant mokṣa
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Also observed today
- भीष्माष्टमी · BhīṣmāṣṭamīPan-Hindu
- पोङ्गल · Pongal / Thai PongalRegional
🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 1.11 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga
अयनेषु च सर्वेषु यथाभागमवस्थिताः।
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
भीष्ममेवाभिरक्षन्तु भवन्तः सर्व एव हि।।1.11।।
"1.11 Therefore in the rank and file, let stand firm in their posts, according to battalions; and all you generals about Bheeshma." — Shri Purohit Swami
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Māgha (Māgha Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2211 Prabhava
Śaka Saṁvat: 2076 Ānanda
Bengali Saṁvat: 1561
Malayalam Era: 1330
Nanakshahi: 685
Solar Month: Makara (Tai)
Ṛtu (Season): Śiśira (Winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Śukla Aṣṭamī (8/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Aśvinī Pada 3 |
| योग (Yoga) | Sādhya |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bava |
| वार (Vāra) | Maṅgalavāra (Tuesday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 275.94° | Makara | Uttara Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 10.93° | Meṣa | Aśvinī P4 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 284.99° | Makara | Śravaṇa P2 |
| बुध Budha | 262.93° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 353.79° | Mīna | Revatī P3 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 287.09° | Makara | Śravaṇa P3 |
| शनि Śani | 114.41° | Karka | Aśleṣā P3 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:45 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:35 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:10 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 12:00 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 00:59 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 49 Mins 49 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 10 Mins 11 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:18 – 06:01 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:51 – 06:45 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:48 – 12:31 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:58 – 14:41 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:23 – 17:47 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:35 – 18:02 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:20 – 19:05 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:48 – 00:31 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 14:52 – 16:13 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 09:27 – 10:48 |
| Gulika Kāla | 12:10 – 13:31 |
| Varjyam | 07:12 – 07:29 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:16 – 09:38 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: North
Ānandādi Yoga: Vajra (Inauspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
⭐ तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala
Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Roga | 06:45 – 08:06 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Udveg | 08:06 – 09:27 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Chala | 09:27 – 10:48 (neutral) |
| Day-4 Labha | 10:48 – 12:10 (auspicious) |
| Day-5 Amṛta | 12:10 – 13:31 (auspicious) |
| Day-6 Kāla | 13:31 – 14:52 (inauspicious) |
| Day-7 Śubha | 14:52 – 16:13 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Roga | 16:13 – 17:35 (inauspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Kāla | 17:35 – 19:13 (inauspicious) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Śubha | 19:13 – 20:52 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Roga | 20:52 – 22:31 (inauspicious) |
| Night-4 Udveg | 22:31 – 00:10 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Chala | 00:10 – 01:48 (neutral) |
| Night-6 Labha | 01:48 – 03:27 (auspicious) |
| Night-7 Amṛta | 03:27 – 05:06 (auspicious) |
| Night-8 Kāla | 05:06 – 06:45 (inauspicious) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Right action + BG 2.31-38 (kṣatriya-dharma).
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Śukla Aṣṭamī + Aśvinī alignment also occurred on:
-3137-12-25 — Bhīṣma's Mahaprasthan (same Śukla Aṣṭamī)
-3101-02-18 — Kali Yuga Epoch (same Aśvinī)
🌌 Cosmic Time — Where This Moment Sits in the Mahāyuga
These five values anchor today within the Sūrya-Siddhānta time-architecture. Kali Year counts from the Kali-epoch (18 Feb 3102 BCE · midnight Ujjain · when Krishna's mortal-form departed). Ahargaṇa is the day-count since that epoch — the canonical time-coordinate used by every Vedic computation on this substrate. Julian Day is the astronomical universal day-number (continuous · no calendar discontinuities). Ayanāṁśa is the angular offset between sidereal (rāśi-based · the Vedic frame) and tropical (equinox-based) coordinates · currently growing at ~50.29″/year as Earth's axis precesses. Sun-Moon angle determines the tithi (0-360° elongation / 12° per tithi).
| Kali Year | 5255 · Kali-5255 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1919348.27 · 5255.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2507813.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 26.0051° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 94.46° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 8/30) |
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate:Vidhyamitra Sūrya-SiddhāntaMethod:Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equationTier-2 localization:spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanāṁśa (26.0051°) · declination -19.73° · EoT -11.54 min · verified ±1 min vs DrikpanchangLineage:Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Maitreya → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara I → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Jyeṣṭhadeva → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrateAccess:Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed (the bhakta's sole niṣkāma-karma-sevā)Computed for:2154-01-22 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)