पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · January 8, 2181 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
- धनु सङ्क्रान्ति · Dhanu SaṅkrāntiPan-Hindu
🪷 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।।
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
📜 तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions
Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2238 Jaya
Śaka Saṁvat: 2103 Vṛṣa
Bengali Saṁvat: 1588
Malayalam Era: 1357
Nanakshahi: 712
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)
🌙 पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs (the time-elements)
| तिथि (Tithi) | Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī (23/30) |
|---|---|
| नक्षत्र (Nakshatra) | Hasta Pada 2 |
| योग (Yoga) | Atigaṇḍa |
| करण (Karaṇa) | Bālava |
| वार (Vāra) | Somavāra (Monday) |
🪐 सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)
| Graha | Longitude | Rāśi | Nakshatra |
|---|---|---|---|
| सूर्य Sūrya | 261.75° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P3 |
| चन्द्र Candra | 163.70° | Kanyā | Hasta P2 |
| मङ्गल Maṅgala | 46.47° | Vṛṣabha | Rohiṇī P2 |
| बुध Budha | 254.02° | Dhanu | Pūrva Āṣāḍhā P1 |
| गुरु Bṛhaspati | 112.31° | Karka | Aśleṣā P2 |
| शुक्र Śukra | 252.53° | Dhanu | Mūla P4 |
| शनि Śani | 78.66° | Mithuna | Ārdrā P4 |
☀️ Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)
| Sūryodaya (Sunrise) | 06:45 IST |
|---|---|
| Sūryāsta (Sunset) | 17:24 IST |
| Madhyāhna (Solar Noon) | 12:05 IST |
| Candrodaya (Moonrise) | 23:38 IST |
| Candrāsta (Moonset) | 11:28 IST |
| Dinamāna (Day Duration) | 10 Hours 39 Mins 01 Secs |
| Rātrimāna (Night Duration) | 13 Hours 20 Mins 59 Secs |
✨ शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings
| Brahma Muhūrta | 05:20 – 06:03 |
|---|---|
| Prātaḥ Sandhyā | 05:52 – 06:45 |
| Abhijit Muhūrta | 11:44 – 12:26 |
| Vijaya Muhūrta | 13:51 – 14:34 |
| Godhūli Muhūrta | 17:12 – 17:36 |
| Sāyāhna Sandhyā | 17:24 – 17:51 |
| Amṛta Kāla | 17:09 – 18:54 |
| Niśīta Muhūrta | 23:44 – 00:26 |
⚠️ अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)
| Rāhu Kāla | 08:05 – 09:25 |
|---|---|
| Yamaganda | 10:45 – 12:05 |
| Gulika Kāla | 13:25 – 14:45 |
| Varjyam | 07:12 – 07:29 |
| Dur Muhūrta | 09:14 – 09:36 |
🧭 दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa
Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: North-West
Rāhu Vāsa: North-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Mṛtyu (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
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 · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
Mithuna · Karka · Kanyā · Vṛścika · Kumbha · Mīna
🕉️ चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows
| Day-1 Amṛta | 06:45 – 08:05 (auspicious) |
|---|---|
| Day-2 Kāla | 08:05 – 09:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-3 Śubha | 09:25 – 10:45 (auspicious) |
| Day-4 Roga | 10:45 – 12:05 (inauspicious) |
| Day-5 Udveg | 12:05 – 13:25 (inauspicious) |
| Day-6 Chala | 13:25 – 14:45 (neutral) |
| Day-7 Labha | 14:45 – 16:04 (auspicious) |
| Day-8 Amṛta | 16:04 – 17:24 (auspicious) |
Choghaḍiyā Night Windows
| Night-1 Chala | 17:24 – 19:04 (neutral) |
|---|---|
| Night-2 Labha | 19:04 – 20:45 (auspicious) |
| Night-3 Amṛta | 20:45 – 22:25 (auspicious) |
| Night-4 Kāla | 22:25 – 00:05 (inauspicious) |
| Night-5 Śubha | 00:05 – 01:45 (auspicious) |
| Night-6 Roga | 01:45 – 03:25 (inauspicious) |
| Night-7 Udveg | 03:25 – 05:05 (inauspicious) |
| Night-8 Chala | 05:05 – 06:45 (neutral) |
🌐 Coordinates
Latitude: 25.3176°
Longitude: 82.9739°
Timezone: UTC+5.5
🚶 आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk
Manas-control + BG 6.5-7.
🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance
Today's Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī + Hasta alignment also occurred on:
-3226-07-09 — Bhagavān Krishna's birth at Mathurā (same Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī)
🌌 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 | 5282 · Kali-5282 |
|---|---|
| Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch) | 1929196.27 · 5282.0 years since 3102 BCE Ujjain midnight |
| Julian Day | 2517661.770833 · universal astronomical day-count |
| Ayanāṁśa (Lahiri) | 26.3817° · precession offset · grows ~50.29″/yr |
| Sun-Moon angle (elongation) | 264.65° · determines today's tithi (12° = 1 tithi · so 23/30) |
🪷 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 (26.3817°) · declination -22.21° · EoT -6.70 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:2181-01-08 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness · ETag/304 enabled)