पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 16, 3112 BCE

🪷 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

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Pauṣa (Pauṣa Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: -3054
Śaka Saṁvat: -3189
Bengali Saṁvat: -3704
Malayalam Era: -3935
Nanakshahi: -4580
Solar Month: Dhanus (Mārgaḻi)
Ṛtu (Season): Hemanta (Pre-winter)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Punarvasu Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Viṣkambha
करण (Karaṇa)Bālava
वार (Vāra)Śukravāra (Friday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya268.41°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra92.60°KarkaPunarvasu P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.33°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha249.83°DhanuMūla P3
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.35°MithunaPunarvasu P2
शुक्र Śukra299.24°MakaraDhaniṣṭhā P2
शनि Śani247.80°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:09 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:43 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)17:26 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)06:35 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 09 Mins 04 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 50 Mins 56 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:40 – 05:24
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:13 – 06:09
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:20
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:46
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla10:20 – 11:43
Yamaganda14:31 – 15:54
Gulika Kāla07:33 – 08:56
Varjyam06:37 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:45 – 09:07

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: South-East
Ānandādi Yoga: Sushira (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Śarad (Autumn) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Hemanta (Pre-winter)
Drik Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana
Vedic Ayana: Dakṣiṇāyana

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Chala06:09 – 07:33 (neutral)
Day-2 Labha07:33 – 08:56 (auspicious)
Day-3 Amṛta08:56 – 10:20 (auspicious)
Day-4 Kāla10:20 – 11:43 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Śubha11:43 – 13:07 (auspicious)
Day-6 Roga13:07 – 14:31 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Udveg14:31 – 15:54 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Chala15:54 – 17:18 (neutral)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Roga17:18 – 18:54 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Udveg18:54 – 20:31 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Chala20:31 – 22:07 (neutral)
Night-4 Labha22:07 – 23:43 (auspicious)
Night-5 Amṛta23:43 – 01:20 (auspicious)
Night-6 Kāla01:20 – 02:56 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Śubha02:56 – 04:33 (auspicious)
Night-8 Roga04:33 – 06:09 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

5 steps · graha walk
Śukravāra (Friday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Beauty + creativity in dharma + BG 10.36.

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Punarvasu alignment also occurred on:
-1626101-04-03Bhagavān Rāma's birth at Ayodhyā (same Punarvasu)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-9
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-3380.73
Julian Day585084.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)184.19°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Engine: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (-47.5321°), declination -15.09°, EoT 14.67 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 at: 2026-05-14T09:29:32.028Z