पञ्चाङ्ग — Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) · November 17, 3112 BCE

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🪷 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 Dvitīyā (17/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Puṣya Pada 4
योग (Yoga)Prīti
करण (Karaṇa)Taitila
वार (Vāra)Śanivāra (Saturday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya269.44°DhanuUttara Āṣāḍhā P1
चन्द्र Candra105.28°KarkaPuṣya P4
मङ्गल Maṅgala358.92°MīnaRevatī P4
बुध Budha251.42°DhanuMūla P4
गुरु Bṛhaspati83.21°MithunaPunarvasu P1
शुक्र Śukra300.48°KumbhaDhaniṣṭhā P3
शनि Śani247.91°DhanuMūla P3

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

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:10 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)17:18 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)11:44 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)18:05 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)07:29 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)11 Hours 07 Mins 47 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)12 Hours 52 Mins 13 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:41 – 05:25
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:14 – 06:10
Abhijit Muhūrta11:21 – 12:06
Vijaya Muhūrta13:35 – 14:19
Godhūli Muhūrta17:06 – 17:30
Sāyāhna Sandhyā17:18 – 17:45
Amṛta Kāla17:03 – 18:48
Niśīta Muhūrta23:21 – 00:06

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla08:57 – 10:20
Yamaganda13:07 – 14:31
Gulika Kāla06:10 – 07:33
Varjyam06:38 – 06:55
Dur Muhūrta 08:46 – 09:08

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): East (Pūrva)
Candra Vāsa: South-West
Rāhu Vāsa: East
Ānandādi Yoga: Prajāpati (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 · Rohiṇī · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Revatī
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Vṛṣabha · Karka · Kanyā · Dhanu · Makara

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Kāla06:10 – 07:33 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Śubha07:33 – 08:57 (auspicious)
Day-3 Roga08:57 – 10:20 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Udveg10:20 – 11:44 (inauspicious)
Day-5 Chala11:44 – 13:07 (neutral)
Day-6 Labha13:07 – 14:31 (auspicious)
Day-7 Amṛta14:31 – 15:54 (auspicious)
Day-8 Kāla15:54 – 17:18 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Labha17:18 – 18:54 (auspicious)
Night-2 Amṛta18:54 – 20:31 (auspicious)
Night-3 Kāla20:31 – 22:07 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Śubha22:07 – 23:44 (auspicious)
Night-5 Roga23:44 – 01:20 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Udveg01:20 – 02:57 (inauspicious)
Night-7 Chala02:57 – 04:33 (neutral)
Night-8 Labha04:33 – 06:10 (auspicious)

Coordinates

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

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Śani Walk (शनि यात्रा)
7 steps · graha walk
Śanivāra (Saturday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Tapas + endurance + BG 17.14-19.

Cosmic Time

Kali Year-9
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)-3379.73
Julian Day585085.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)-47.5321°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)195.84°
🪷 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 -15.41°, EoT 14.44 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: 2026-05-14T09:31:15.308Z